also: わっぷ
tally; split receipt; proof of transaction
Historical term for a wooden or paper tally split in two, each party keeping one half as proof of a transaction or agreement. Rare in modern daily life but appears in historical contexts.
In the Edo period, split tallies were used for lending and borrowing money.
割符を合わせて、取引の証拠とした。
They matched the two halves of the tally as proof of the transaction.
Standard kanji spelling for the tally stick or split receipt.
Historical reading; may appear in older texts or specific contexts.
Alternate spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
From 割り符 “split tally,” a token divided between parties so that the matching pieces could later authenticate a transaction. The reading わっぷ developed through contraction and consonant assimilation from わりふ.