Japanese accounting glossary

This is a collection of words typically used in accounting. This is work in progress and other words will be added over time to make it even better.

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A

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
accountant kaikeishi かいけいし 会計士
accounting department keiribu けいりぶ 経理部
annual closing nenkankeisan ねんかんけいさん 年間計算
audit kansa かんさ 監査

D

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
delivery note nouhinsho のうひんしょ 納品書

L

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
liquidity ryuudousei りゅうどうせい 流動性
listed company joujoukaisha じょうじょうかいしゃ 上場会社
loan kariirekin かりいれきん 借入金
local currency genchi tsuuka げんちつうか 現地通貨
local tax chihouzei ちほうぜい 地方税

M

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
monthly report getsuji houkoku げつじほうこく 月次報告

S

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
standard costs hyoujun genka ひょうじゅんげんか 標準原価
stock exchange shouken torihikijo しょうけんとりひきじょ 証券取引所
stockholder kabunushi かぶぬし 株主
stockholder meeting kanunushi shoukai かぶぬしそうかい 株主総会
stock price kabuka かぶか 株価
sister company shimaikaisha しまいかいしゃ 姉妹会社
subsidiary company kogaisha こがいしゃ 子会社

T

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
tangible fixed asset yuukei kotei shisan ゆうけいこていしさん 有形固定資産
tax accountant zeirishi ぜいりし 税理士
tax rate zeiritsu ぜいりつ 税率
tax year zeinendo ぜいねんど 税年度
tax deductible sonkin sannyuu koumoku そんきんさんにゅうこうもく 損金算入項目
taxable income kazei shotoku かぜいしょとく 課税所得
taxation kazei かぜい 課税
total assets soushisan そうしさん 総資産
total liabilities fusaigoukei ふさいごうけい 負債合計
total sales souuriagedaka そううりあげだか 総売上高
trade account receivables urikakekin うりかけきん 売掛金
transfer price furikae kakaku ふりかえかかく 振替価格

U

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
useful life taiyou nensuu たいようねんすう 耐用年数

V

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
value added tax fukakachizei ふかかちぜい 付加価値税
variable costs hendouhi へんどうひ 変動費
variance analysis saibunseki さいぶんせき 差異分析

W

English Romaji Furigana
Kanji
working capital untenshihon うんてんしほん 運転資本


Anime – 花咲か爺さん

This is a nice Anime is called “hanasaka jiisan” (grandfather and the blooming flowers) for kids with easy language for practicing your listening skills. It is part of a series with old Japanese tales. It is 10 minutes long.

Kanji Card – 洋

洋

6D0B - 洋

Meaning ocean, western , foreign
Onyomi YOU
Kunyomi
Strokes 9 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
洋服 ようふく youfuku western clothing 5
洋風 ようふう youfuu western style

Radicals

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Kanji Card – 用

用

7528 - 用

Meaning issue, to issue
Onyomi YOU
Kunyomi mochi(iru)
Strokes 5 (click on the pick to start the video)

Vocabulary

Kanji Furigana Romaji Meaning JLPT
利用 りよう riyou usage

Radicals

Radical Radical name Meaning
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Vocabulary Card – 映画館 – eigakan

Furigana: えいがかん

Romaji: eigakan

Meaning: movie theater

Level: JLPT N5

Word Type: noun


Writing

Kanji Meaning Onyomi Kunyomi JLPT
to project, to glint EI utsu(su/ru), he(eru) 4
picture, line of a character GA, KAKU na 4
big hall, building SAI na 4

Examples

Kanji 私は映画館で働いています。
Furigana わたしはえいがかんではたらいています。
Romaji watashi wa eigakan de hataraite imasu.
English I am working at the movie theater.

Vocabulary

Synonym

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT

Opposite

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
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Related words

Kanji Furigana
Romaji Meaning JLPT
映画 えいが eiga movie 5