勘定|かんじょうkanjou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcalculation; computation; counting; reckoning; count
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbbill; check; account; payment (of a bill); settlement (of an account)
   勘定かんじょうは合計ごうけい５００ドルになる。↗

   The bill amounts to 500 dollars.
3. noun, suru verb, transitive verbconsideration; allowance

• Synonym計算けいさんNeutralGeneral word for calculating or working out numbers, also for estimating or factoring in; 「勘定」 is mostly about money—tallying up and settling the bill.
• Synonym算定さんていWrittenWritten term for calculating an amount or figure, as in 「税額の算定」; frequent in official documents. 「勘定」 leans toward tallying accounts and paying.
• Synonym算出さんしゅつWrittenWritten word for arriving at a figure by calculation, as in 「平均値を算出する」; 「勘定」 is about money—reckoning and settling the bill.
• SynonymカウントNeutralLoanword for counting, also the ball-strike count in baseball and the count after a knockdown in boxing; 「勘定」 is about money and bills.
• Synonym代価だいかWrittenWritten word for the price of goods, also the figurative price paid for something; 「勘定」 stresses the act of settling up and the bill.
• Synonym付け出しつけだしNeutralOld-fashioned word for a shop or restaurant bill; also a sumo term. Rare today—for the bill, say 「お勘定」.
• Synonym計数けいすうWrittenWritten term for counting numbers and handling figures, as in 「計数に明るい」; for counting things one by one in daily life, say 「数える」.
• Synonym算用さんようNeutralOld-fashioned word for calculating or tallying accounts, also for paying; today mostly seen in 「皮算用」. In everyday speech use 「計算」 or 「勘定」.
• Related計算書けいさんしょNeutralA document stating the result of a calculation, e.g. a settlement statement; used in business paperwork. Paying at a shop is usually 「お勘定」.
• Related数えるかぞえるNeutralA verb: to count things one by one or to enumerate; not limited to money. 「勘定」 centers on reckoning money and settling the bill.
• Related演算えんざんWrittenWritten term from mathematics and computing for operations by fixed rules, as in 「演算装置」; 「勘定」 is everyday bill-paying.
• Related勘定書きかんじょうがきNeutralThe paper bill itself, showing the amount due; 「勘定」 also covers tallying accounts and paying, not just the bill.
• Related勘定書かんじょうしょNeutralA bill issued by a restaurant or hotel; same meaning as 「勘定書き」. In speech, 「お勘定」 is more common.
• Related運算うんざんWrittenWritten and rare: working out a value by following a formula; close to 「演算」. In daily life say 「計算」.
• Antonym無視むしNeutralAntonym in the sense of 「勘定に入れる」 (counting something in, taking it into account): to disregard or ignore something.

Use 「勘定」 for tallying accounts and paying—say 「お勘定」 at a restaurant. For general calculation use 「計算」, for counting things 「数える」, for deriving figures in writing 「算定」/「算出」, and for the paper bill 「勘定書」.

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

1. （サ変さへん）金額きんがくを計算けいさんすること。
2. （サ変さへん）代金だいきんを支払しはらうこと。また、その代金だいきん。
3. いろいろな事象じしょうを考え合かんがえあわせること。考慮こうりょ。
4. 取引内容とりひきないようを記録きろく、計算けいさんするために設もうけられた区分くぶんのこと。勘定かんじょうにつけた名称めいしょうを勘定科目かんじょうかもくという。