How to say "audit" in Japanese

• 監査かんさCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'audit' in its formal sense: an official examination of a company's accounts, records, or operations, as when an auditor checks the books and reports on their accuracy.
• 検査けんさJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for inspecting, examining, or testing something — customs checks, factory inspections, medical examinations. For a formal audit of accounts it is seldom the word you want; that is 監査's territory.
  子宮癌しきゅうがんの検査けんさをしていただきたいのです。↗

  I'd like to have a Pap smear done.

For the formal audit of accounts or an organization's activities use 監査; 検査 is the general word for inspecting, testing, or checking things, and only rarely serves as 'audit'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 監査かんさinspection
• 検査けんさinspection (e.g. customs, factory)
• 会計監査かいけいかんさaudit
• 会計検査かいけいけんさaudit
• 検見けんみinspection