お釣り

• 読み: おつり
• ローマ字: otsuri
• 漢字の分解: 釣 (tsuri) — fishing, change (money); お is an honorific prefix
• 発音: /o.t͡sɯ.ɾi/

意味

Change; the money returned after a purchase when you pay more than the price.

A noun with the polite prefix お attached to 釣り (tsuri), which comes from the verb 釣る (to fish/to catch). The metaphor suggests 'catching back' the excess money. Almost always used with the お prefix in everyday speech. Essential vocabulary for cash transactions in Japan.

例文

1. お釣りは三百円です。
2. お釣りを忘れないでください。
3. 千円で払ってお釣りをもらいました。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, cash register, convenience stores

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

From the verb 釣る (tsuru, to fish/catch). The idea is that the excess money is 'caught back' from the transaction. The polite prefix お is standard and rarely omitted.

文化的背景

時代: Edo

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal