預金通帳
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Meanings
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bankbook; deposit passbook
A physical booklet issued by a bank to record deposits, withdrawals, and balance. Commonly used in Japan alongside ATM cards.
When you insert your passbook into the ATM, the transactions are printed.
I had a new passbook issued.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で預金通帳を作るto open (make) a bankbook at a place
I opened a bankbook at the bank counter.
- 預金通帳を紛失するto lose one's bankbook
I lost my bankbook, so I asked the bank to reissue it.
- 預金通帳の残高を確認するto check the balance in a bankbook
I checked the balance in my bankbook at the ATM.
- 預金通帳に記帳するto record entries in a bankbook
I updated the entries in my bankbook for the first time in a while.