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帳面面 (ちょうめんづら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帳ちょう面めん面づら

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Meanings

1

accounts; the books

Rare, old-fashioned term for account books or ledgers. Modern Japanese typically uses 帳簿 (ちょうぼ) or 会計帳簿.

古ふるい商しょう家かでは、帳ちょう面めん面づらに毎まい日にちの売うり上あげを記

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In old merchant houses, they recorded daily sales in the account books.

Kanji

帳notebook, account book, album
面mask, face, features

Related words

帳ちょう簿ぼ
Standard modern word for account books or ledgers; 帳面面 is a rare, archaic synonym.

Built from

帳ちょう面めん+面めん

Written forms

帳ちょう面めん面づら
Obscure kanji spelling; the word is rare and the kanji form is not commonly encountered.
帳ちょう面めんづら
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; equally rare.

Etymology

Compound of 帳面 (ちょうめん, 'account book') and 面 (づら, 'surface' or 'appearance'), literally 'the face of the account book'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now rare.