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原価計算 (genkakeisan) Japanese meaning: cost accounting | Kotomora

原げん価か計けい算さん

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Meanings

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cost accounting

Business term for the process of calculating and analyzing costs of products or services.

原げん価か計けい算さんの結けっ果か、この商しょう品ひんの利り益えき率りつは低ひくいことが

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Cost accounting revealed that this product has a low profit margin.

Kanji

原meadow, original, primitive
価value, price
計plot, plan, scheme
算calculate, divining, number

Related words

管かん理り会かい計けい
管理会計 is management accounting for internal decision-making, while 原価計算 is specifically the cost accounting component within it.
財ざい務む会かい計けい
財務会計 is financial accounting for external reporting, whereas 原価計算 focuses on internal cost analysis.

Word family

活かつ動どう基き準じゅん原げん価か計けい算さん
activity-based costing; ABC

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原げん価か+計けい算さん

Etymology

Compound of 原価 (cost) and 計算 (calculation).