総そう勘かん定じょう元もと帳ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

general ledger

Accounting term for the main ledger that summarizes all financial transactions of a business.

general, whole, all

勘intuition, perception, check

定determine, fix, establish

元beginning, former time, origin

帳notebook, account book, album

元もと帳ちょう
元帳 is a ledger in general, while 総勘定元帳 specifically refers to the general ledger that consolidates all accounts.

Compound of 総 (そう, 'general, overall'), 勘定 (かんじょう, 'account, calculation'), and 元帳 (もとちょう, 'ledger').