How to say "receipt" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe paper slip printed by a cash register as proof of purchase. This is the everyday word for the receipt you get at a shop or restaurant.
- 領収りょうしゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe receipt of money, especially in formal or business contexts, as in acknowledging payment. It concerns the act of receiving payment rather than the printed slip itself.
- 受領じゅりょうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbFormal receipt or acceptance of things such as letters or money, typically in business or official language confirming that something sent has been received.
- 受け取りうけとりnounThe general act of receiving or taking delivery of something, such as a package, money, or a message. The noun form of the common verb 受け取る.
- 引き取りひきとりnounTaking or collecting something, as when picking up an item or accepting delivery. Its gloss includes 'receipt', but for receiving something it is usually a marginal choice; it really points to the collecting side.
Use 「レシート」 for the paper slip from a cash register, 領収 or 受領 for formally receiving money or documents, and 「受け取り」 or 「引き取り」 for the act of receiving or collecting something.
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Japanese equivalents
- レシートreceipt
- 領収りょうしゅうreceipt (of money)
- 受領じゅりょうreceipt (of a letter, money, etc.)
- 受け取りうけとりreceiving
- 引き取りひきとりtaking
- 札ふだticket
- 接受せつじゅreceipt
- 受領証じゅりょうしょうreceipt
- 受領書じゅりょうしょreceipt (for delivery)
- 受取書うけとりしょreceipt (document)
- 受取証書うけとりしょうしょreceipt (document)
- 引換証ひきかえしょうreceipt
- 査収さしゅうchecking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.)
- 請け書うけしょwritten acknowledgement
- 収納しゅうのうreceipt (of funds, payment, etc.)
- 受付うけつけreceipt
- 控えひかえduplicate
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