残高|ざんだかzandaka[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun(bank) balance; remainder
    私の預金残高よきんざんだかはどうなっていますか。↗
    What's the balance of my account?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym残金ざんきんNeutralNeutral: money left over, as in 「残金を支払う」; often an unpaid remainder, while 「残高」 is the balance in an account.
  • Synonym残り高NeutralNeutral: the amount or quantity remaining, but examples are scarce; in everyday use say 「残高」.
  • Related差引勘定さしひきかんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose: striking a balance between income and outgoings, mainly an accounting term; 「残高」 is the amount left in an account.
  • Related差引き勘定WrittenWritten/formal prose: an alternative spelling of 「差引勘定」, settling income and expenditure; leans toward accounting entries.

Use 「残高」 for the balance left in a bank account or after income and outgoings, as in 「預金残高」 and 「残高照会」; for money still owed say 「残金」, and for settling accounts 「差引勘定」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 収支しゅうしなどを差し引さしひいて残のこった金額きんがくの差額さがく。
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