レジreji

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun(cash) register
    くしくも、レジでの合計額ごうけいがくは777円えんであった。↗
    Strangely, the cash register's total was 777 yen.
  2. nouncheckout (counter); cashier
    レジはどこですか。↗
    Where's the checkout counter?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymレジスターNeutralFull loanword form for the register or checkout counter; also a computer register. In everyday speech the short form 「レジ」 is standard.
  • Synonym金銭登録機きんせんとうろくきFormalThe formal name for a cash register, found mainly in technical descriptions and other written contexts; people say 「レジ」 in daily life.
  • SynonymキャッシュレジスターNeutralFull loanword form for a cash register, but rarely used; the short form 「レジ」 is the everyday word.
  • RelatedキャッシャーNeutralLoanword for the cashier — the person who takes payment and gives change, not the machine itself.

For the checkout counter or cash register, 「レジ」 is the default in everyday speech. 「レジスター」 and 「キャッシュレジスター」 are the full loanword forms, 「金銭登録機」 the formal name used in writing, and 「キャッシャー」 refers to the cashier, the person.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 事務じむ機きの一種いっしゅである金銭きんせん登録とうろく器き(キャッシュレジスター)の俗称ぞくしょう。
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