会かい計けい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun or participle which takes 'suru'

accounting; accounts; financial reckoning

Business or organizational accounting: keeping, calculating, auditing, or studying financial records. Often used in compounds such as 会計処理, 企業会計, and 会計年度.

• 大だい学がくで会かい計けいを学まなんでいる。

  I am studying accounting at university.

• 会かい社しゃの会かい計けいを監かん査さする。

  They audit the company's accounts.

noun

bill; check; amount due

Used in restaurants, shops, and service settings for the bill or total to be paid. The polite form お会計 is especially common when speaking to staff or customers.

See also: お会計

• お会かい計けいは三さん千ぜん二に百ひゃく円えんです。

  The bill comes to 3,200 yen.

• すみません、お会かい計けいをお願ねがいします。

  Excuse me, could we have the check, please?

noun

accountant; treasurer; cashier

Refers to the person or role responsible for accounts, money handling, or payment. Common for club or committee treasurers; in shops, レジ係 is often more specific for a cashier.

• 部ぶの会かい計けいを任まかされた。

  I was put in charge of the club's accounts.

• 領りょう収しゅう書しょは会かい計けいの田た中なかさんに渡わたしてください。

  Please give the receipt to Tanaka, the treasurer.

noun or participle which takes 'suru'

payment; settling a bill; checkout

The act of paying or settling a bill, especially at a register after eating or shopping. Common as 会計する and 会計を済ませる.

• 食しょく事じのあと、レジで会かい計けいを済すませた。

  After the meal, I paid at the register.

• 先さきに会かい計けいしてから席せきに戻もどった。

  I paid first and then returned to my seat.

noun

economic condition; financial state

Rare or old-fashioned for the economic condition of a person, household, or organization; modern Japanese more often uses 家計, 財政, or 経済状態 depending on context.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「会かい計けい」が一いっ家かや組そ織しきの経けい済ざい状じょう態たいを指さすことがある。

  In older writing, 会計 can refer to the economic condition of a family or organization.