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経理 (けいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
accounting ; financial administration
Refers to the management and administration of financial affairs, typically within a company or organization. Covers bookkeeping, budget management, and related clerical work.
Knowledge of accounting is necessary.
Kanji 経 sutra, longitude, pass thru 理 logic, arrangement, reason Similar words 会かい 計けい 会計 is a broader term that can refer to accounting as a field, the act of paying a bill, or a cashier. 経理 specifically refers to the administrative and management side of financial affairs within an organization.
簿ぼ 記き 簿記 refers specifically to bookkeeping, the systematic recording of financial transactions. 経理 encompasses a wider range of financial administration tasks beyond just bookkeeping.
Etymology Compound of 経 (manage, administer) and 理 (reason, logic, management). The combination conveys the idea of managing affairs according to principles, which came to be applied specifically to financial administration.
