勘定

Chinese

to investigate; to survey; to collate
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilise; to order
trad. (勘定) 勘 定
simp. #(勘定) 勘 定

Pronunciation


Verb

勘定

  1. to check; to scrutinise; to collate
  2. to survey; to determine by measurement

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勘 定
かん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • (honorific) お勘定(かんじょう) (o-kanjō)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 勘定 (khom? dengH, literally “investigate + to make something settled”). Compare modern Mandarin 勘定 (kāndìng, “to demarcate, to examine”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かんじょ​ー [kàńjóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

勘(かん)定(じょう) • (kanjō) ←かんぢやう (kandyau)?

  1. calculation
  2. (restaurant) bill, check
    すみません。お勘定(かんじょう)をおねがいします。
    Sumimasen. O-kanjō o onegai shimasu.
    Excuse me. The check, please.

Verb

勘(かん)定(じょう)する • (kanjō suru) ←かんぢやう (kandyau)?transitive suru (stem 勘(かん)定(じょう)し (kanjō shi), past 勘(かん)定(じょう)した (kanjō shita))

  1. calculate, reckon

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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