当座

• 読み: とうざ
• ローマ字: toza
• 漢字の分解: 当 (tou) — current, present; 座 (za) — seat, immediate place
• 発音: /to.ː.za/

意味

For the time being; current account; immediate. Either a temporary stopgap measure or a bank current account for frequent transactions.

A noun with two distinct uses: (1) 当座預金 (toza yokin) is a current or demand deposit account used for frequent business transactions, bearing no interest — the backbone of corporate cash management; (2) 当座の means 'for the time being' or 'for now,' describing a measure adopted as a short-term fix. The shared nuance is immediacy and short-term horizon.

例文

1. 取引先との決済には当座預金口座を使用している。
2. 当座の資金繰りをしのぐため、短期借入を行った。
3. 当座の問題は解決したが、根本的な対策はまだ先になる。

使い方ガイド

場面: banking, cash management, temporary measures

トーン: technical

起源と歴史

From 当 (tou) meaning 'present, current' and 座 (za) meaning 'seat, place.' Originally referred to the present moment or immediate circumstance; the financial meaning developed from the concept of an 'on-the-spot' account.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Corporate