主計|しゅけいshukei[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounpaymaster; accountant
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym会計かいけいNeutralEveryday word for accounting work, and also for paying a bill at a restaurant; 「主計」 is the formal title of the post that oversees accounting in an organization.
  • Synonym経理けいりWrittenThe finance and accounting side of a company, as in 「経理部」; 「主計」 is used mainly in government offices and the military, though companies use it too.
  • Synonym出納係りすいとうがかりNeutralA person who handles cash coming in and going out; the focus is on receiving and paying out money, while 「主計」 covers accounting as a whole.
  • Synonym勘定係かんじょうがかりNeutralThe person who settles bills and takes payments; the scope is narrower than 「主計」, centering on handling money in and out.
  • Synonym会計係かいけいがかりNeutralThe member in charge of the money for a group or event — one specific job assignment; 「主計」 is the name of a post or department in an organization.
  • Related会計士かいけいしNeutralA qualified accounting professional, such as a certified public accountant; a profession, not an accounting post within an organization.
  • RelatedアカウンティングNeutralA loanword for accounting as a discipline or business function; mostly heard in business and academic settings, rare in everyday speech.
  • Related会計検査官かいけいけんさかんFormalA government auditor who checks that public finances are handled properly; the focus is auditing, not day-to-day accounting.

Use 「主計」 for the post or department in charge of accounting in a government office, the military, or a company, as in 「主計局」 and 「主計部」. Companies usually say 「経理」, everyday bill-paying is 「会計」, and cash handling is 「出納係」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 組織そしきで会計かいけいを司つかさどること。また、そのような役目やくめや人ひと。
  2. (歴史れきし 訓読くんどく:かずえ(かずへ))律令制りつりょうせいにおいて租税そぜいの量りょうを計算けいさんし、それが規定きていの量りょうに達たっしているか監査かんさする業務ぎょうむ。民部みんぶ省しょう主計しゅけい寮りょうにおいてなされた。
  3. 日本にっぽんの近代きんだい内閣ないかく制度せいどにおいて、各かく官庁かんちょうに対たいする予算よさんの配分はいぶんが適正てきせいであるかを審査しんさする業務ぎょうむ。元もとは大蔵省おおくらしょう主計局しゅけいきょく、現在げんざいは財務省ざいむしょう主計局しゅけいきょくにおいてなされる。
  4. 語義ごぎ3の業務ぎょうむをなす主計局しゅけいきょく又または主計官しゅけいかんの略称りゃくしょう。
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