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経理 (けいり, keiri) Japanese meaning: accounting | Kotomora
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Knowledge of accounting is necessary.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 経けい 理り を 担たん 当とう する to be in charge of the accounting for something
He is in charge of the company's accounting.
経けい 理り の 仕し 事ごと をする to do accounting work
She has been doing accounting work for five years.
経けい 理り に 強つよ い to be good at accounting/finance
He's good with accounting and detail-oriented about numbers.
Kanji 経 sutra, longitude, pass thru 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words 会計 is a broader term that can mean the field of accounting, paying a bill, or a cashier, while 経理 specifically denotes the internal financial administration of an organization.
簿記 refers narrowly to bookkeeping (recording transactions), whereas 経理 covers the wider set of financial-management tasks a company's accounting department handles.
経理 refers to the everyday bookkeeping or accounting work of a company, whereas 主計 is an official title for the person responsible for accounts, typically in military or governmental organizations.
経理 is the day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping work within a company, while 財務 covers the higher-level planning and management of funds.
経理 covers a company's overall financial management and bookkeeping, while 出納 narrows to the day-to-day intake and outflow of cash.
Don't confuse with 経理 means accounting or bookkeeping as a job/department, not the expenses themselves, unlike 経費 which is the money spent.
総務 is responsible for general office administration, while 経理 is the department that handles accounting and financial matters.
会計士 refers to the professional person, while 経理 refers to the accounting/bookkeeping function or department itself.
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.
