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勘定

勘定

Chinese

to investigate; to survey; to collate
 
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order
simp. and trad.
(勘定)

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

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

Noun

勘定 (hiragana かんじょう, romaji kanjō, historical hiragana かんぢやう)

  1. calculation
  2. (restaurant) 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

勘定する (transitive, hiragana かんじょうする, romaji kanjō suru, historical hiragana かんぢやうする)

  1. calculate, reckon

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9