清算 (せいさん, seisan) Japanese meaning: settlement | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

清算する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

settlement; clearing of accounts

Financial settlement: paying off debts, squaring accounts, or clearing financial obligations.

決けっ済さい sense 1
決済 refers to settling a specific transaction or payment, while 清算 can cover broader clearing of all debts or accounts.
完かん済さい sense 1
完済 specifically means paying off a debt in full, whereas 清算 more broadly means settling or clearing accounts (which may include partial arrangements).
解かい散さんN3sense 2
解散 refers to the legal dissolution of a company, while 清算 is the process of winding up its financial affairs, and the two often occur together.
解かい消しょうN3sense 3
解消 means to dissolve or cancel something like a relationship or contract, while 清算 emphasizes settling accounts—financial or emotional—before ending it.

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整せい理りN4
清算 specifically means settling accounts or debts in full, while 整理 in this sense covers the broader process of sorting out and consolidating obligations.
済すますN2
清算する is a formal term for settling accounts or debts, while 済ます can be used more casually for paying off or settling any obligation.
後あと始し末まつN1
清算 refers specifically to settling accounts or debts (often financial), while 後始末 covers settling any kind of mess or problem, not just money matters.

精せい算さんN3sense 1
精算 (same pronunciation) means calculating and adjusting an exact amount, such as a fare adjustment, while 清算 means clearing debts or ending a relationship.
清せい掃そうN2
清算 (settling accounts, liquidation) shares the kanji 清 and a similar sound with 清掃, but has nothing to do with cleaning.
青せい酸さん
青酸 (a deadly poison, hydrocyanic acid) and 清算 (settling accounts or liquidating a debt) are unrelated in meaning but share the exact same reading せいさん.

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From 清 (clear, pure) and 算 (calculate), literally 'clear calculation', referring to settling accounts or clearing up matters.