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勘定書き (kanjougaki) Japanese meaning: bill | Kotomora

勘かん定じょう書がき

か

ん

じょ

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が

き

Meanings

1

bill; account; check

A written statement of charges, such as a restaurant bill or an itemized account. Often used in service contexts.

すみません、勘かん定じょう書がきをお

願ねが

い

し

ます

。

Excuse me, could I have the bill, please?

勘かん定じょう書がきを見みて、金きん額がくを確かく認にんした。

I looked at the bill and checked the amount.

Kanji

勘intuition, perception, check
定determine, fix, establish
書write

Related words

請せい求きゅう書しょ
請求書 is a formal invoice or bill for payment, often used in business transactions, while 勘定書き is more commonly used for everyday bills like at a restaurant.
会かい計けい
会計 can refer to the act of paying or the total amount due, and is often used when asking for the bill at a restaurant, whereas 勘定書き specifically refers to the written bill itself.

Built from

勘かん定じょう+書かく

Etymology

Compound of 勘定 (かんじょう, 'calculation, bill') and 書き (がき, 'writing, document'). The reading がき is a rendaku form of かき.