レジ

れじ
noun
cash register
1. cash register, checkout counter
The machine used to process payments in stores, or the checkout area where payments are made. Short for 'register'.
レジで払(はら)ってください。
Please pay at the register.
レジに並(なら)んでください。
Please line up at the checkout.
レジに人(ひと)がたくさんいますね。
There are a lot of people at the checkout.
レジで千(せん)円(えん)札(さつ)を出(だ)しました。
I handed over a 1000-yen bill at the register.
買(か)い物(もの)が終(お)わったら、レジに行(い)って店員(てんいん)さんに払(はら)ってください。
When you're done shopping, please go to the register and pay the clerk.

レジ is short for レジスター (register), borrowed from English. It refers to both the cash register machine and the checkout area in stores.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • レジで払(はら)う: to pay at the register
  • レジに並(なら)ぶ: to line up at checkout
  • レジ係(がかり): cashier
  • セルフレジ: self-checkout

SHOPPING VOCABULARY:

  • レジ袋(ぶくろ): shopping bag (plastic bag at checkout)
  • レシート: receipt
  • お会計(かいけい): bill, check (formal)

USAGE NOTE:
Since 2020, Japan charges for レジ袋(ぶくろ) (plastic bags) at checkout. You may be asked: レジ袋(ぶくろ)はご利用(りよう)ですか？(Would you like a bag?)

RELATED:

  • 会計(かいけい): payment, accounting
  • 精算(せいさん): settlement, payment
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Added 2026.1.7 21:30 · Revised 2026.2.19 11:46
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