元帳|もとちょうmotochou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounledger

• Synonym台帳だいちょうNeutralNeutral in register and broader in scope: an account book, and also a master register such as 「固定資産台帳」.
• Related出納簿すいとうぼWrittenA written-register word: it records only cash coming in and going out, whereas 「元帳」 is the general ledger covering all transactions.
• Related原簿げんぼWrittenFormal, tending to official documents: an original register of record; in accounting it can also mean the general ledger, i.e. 「元帳」 itself.

For the accounting book that totals all transactions by account, say 「元帳」, as in 「総勘定元帳」. Use 「出納簿」 for the cashbook and 「台帳」 for a master register such as a fixed-asset register.

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