会計|かいけいkaikei[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, suru verbaccounting; finance; account; reckoning
   会計かいけい係かかりは会計かいけいが不足ふそくしているのがわかった。↗

   The treasurer was short in his accounts.
2. nounbill (at a restaurant); check
3. nounaccountant; treasurer; paymaster; cashier
   会社かいしゃは元もと会計かいけいを相手あいて取とって訴訟そしょうを起おこした。↗

   The company took action against its former accountant.
4. suru verbsettlement (of a bill, fee, etc.), payment
   チェックアウトしたいので、会計かいけいをおねがいします。↗

   I'd like to check out. Do you have my bill?
5. nouneconomic condition

• Synonym経理けいりNeutralIn-company accounting and payroll work or the department handling it, as in 「経理部」; 「会計」 also means paying a bill at a shop or an accountant.
• Synonym精算せいさんNeutralSettling up exactly, paying a shortfall or collecting a refund, as in 「運賃を精算する」「経費精算」; 「会計」 centers on paying the bill or overall accounts.
• Synonym主計しゅけいFormalA post or person in charge of accounting within an organization, as in the Finance Ministry's 「主計局」; mostly in government; in daily speech say 「会計」 or 「経理」.
• SynonymアカウンティングWrittenLoanword for accounting as a discipline or business practice, also calculating usage fees; professional or business contexts; in daily speech say 「会計」.
• Synonym出納係りすいとうがかりNeutralA person in charge of handling cash and keeping the books, such as a bank teller; 「会計」 refers to the accounts themselves and can also mean an accountant.
• Synonym勘定係かんじょうがかりNeutralA person who records money in and out and takes customers' payments; less common now, 「会計係」 being usual; 「会計」 alone can also mean such a person.
• Synonym会計係かいけいがかりNeutralThe person in charge of income and expenses for a group or event, as in 「クラスの会計係」; 「会計」 on its own can also refer to this role.
• Related支出ししゅつNeutralMoney paid out for a purpose, the counterpart of 「収入」, as in 「支出を抑える」; 「会計」 means the accounts as a whole or paying a bill.
• Related支払うしはらうNeutralA verb meaning to pay, as in 「代金を支払う」; at a store 「会計」 is the noun for the bill-settling step.
• Related出費しゅっぴNeutralSpending or expenses, as in 「出費がかさむ」; focuses on the outlay itself and its amount, while 「会計」 covers the accounts or paying a bill.
• Related出金しゅっきんNeutralWithdrawing or paying out money from an account, as in 「出金手数料」; used mainly for bank and trading accounts, not for paying at a shop.
• Related会計検査官かいけいけんさかんFormalA civil servant who audits whether the finances of government agencies and public bodies are in order; refers specifically to auditing, not general accounting.
• Related支弁しべんWrittenWritten term for paying or defraying expenses, as in 「公費で支弁する」, seen mainly in official documents; 「会計」 covers more than just paying out expenses.
• Related払い出すはらいだすNeutralA verb: to pay out money or withdraw cash from a bank, and also to drive someone or something away; 「会計」 is a noun for settling a bill or the accounts.

「会計」 covers both money matters and paying at a shop. Use 「経理」 for a company's accounting department, 「精算」 for settling up the difference, 「支出」 and 「出費」 for money spent, and 「支払う」 for paying. The other words name specific roles or acts.

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

1. 飲食店いんしょくてん等とうにおいて、現金げんきんなどによって支払しはらうこと。お会計かいけい。お勘定かんじょう。
2. その人ひとの経済けいざい状態じょうたい。懐ふところ具合ぐあい。
3. 金銭きんせん取引とりひきを記録きろくし、それを金銭きんせん有高ありだかと照合しょうごうしそれも記録きろくすることによって、金銭きんせんを管理かんりすること。
4. （3.から）主おもに企業きぎょうの経済けいざい活動かつどうやそれに伴ともなう経済けいざい事象じしょうを貨幣かへい額がくで測定そくてい、記録きろく、集計しゅうけいして利害関係者りがいかんけいしゃに報告ほうこくすること。