reception desk; front desk; cashier
Typically used in traditional Japanese inns (旅館) or older-style restaurants to refer to the counter where guests check in, pay, or settle accounts. In modern hotels, フロント is more common.
I checked in at the front desk of the ryokan.
Please settle the bill at the cashier.
reception clerk; front desk clerk
short lattice around a store's front desk
Compound of 帳 (ledger, account book) and 場 (place), literally 'ledger place', referring to the area where accounts are kept and payments are handled.