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)
simp. #(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
かん
Grade: S
じょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • (honorific) 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) んじょ [kàńjóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

(かん)(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)おねがいします
    Sumimasen. O-kanjō o onegai shimasu.
    Excuse me. The check, please.

Verb

(かん)(じょう)する (kanjō suru) かんぢやう (kandyau)?transitive suru (stem (かん)(じょう) (kanjō shi), past (かん)(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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