会計

• 読み: かいけい
• ローマ字: kaikei
• 漢字の分解: 会 (kai) — meet, gather; 計 (kei) — measure, calculate
• 発音: /ka.i.keː/

意味

Account; finance; bill. The managing of money or the act of paying at a restaurant or shop.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb. Has two common everyday uses: asking for the bill at a restaurant (会計をお願いします) and the professional field of accounting/finance (会計士 = accountant). Also used for organisational budgets and treasury roles. Very practical word that N3 learners encounter frequently when dining out.

例文

1. すみません、会計をお願いします。
2. 彼女は会計の仕事をしている。
3. 会計が間違っていたので確認してもらった。

使い方ガイド

場面: restaurants, business, finance

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 会 (kai, to meet/gather) and 計 (kei, to measure/calculate). Originally 'gathering and calculating' — tallying up collected amounts. Applied to both everyday bill-paying and professional finance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal