お釣り・お釣|おつりotsuri[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Which spelling to use
お釣りお釣り is the most common form and the usual choice for beginners. It uses mixed kanji and kana.
お釣お釣 is a less common mixed kanji-and-kana variant. You may encounter it, but beginners should use お釣り instead.
Definitions
  1. nounchange (for a purchase)
    1ドルでおつりがありますか。↗
    Have you got change for a dollar?
  2. nountoilet splashback
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym釣り銭つりせんNeutralSame change handed back, but without the honorific お; leans written or in-store usage, as in 「釣り銭の準備」.
  • Antonym支払いしはらいNeutralThe opposite of 「お釣り」: paying money for a purchase, as in 「支払いを済ませる」, rather than the change you get back.

For change from a purchase, 「お釣り」 is the everyday default. Use 「釣り銭」 in written or in-store contexts; 「支払い」 is the payment itself, the opposite of receiving change.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 代価だいか以上いじょうの金銭きんせんを支払しはらったときに戻もどされる差額さがくの金銭きんせん「釣つり」の丁寧ていねい表現ひょうげん。釣り銭つりせん。
  2. 排便はいべん時じに受うける便壺べんきや便器べんきからのはね。
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