1.
account book; ledger; financial records
books or records used to keep track of financial transactions
帳簿をつける。
I keep the account books.
税務署の調査のために帳簿を整理した。
I organized the financial records for the tax office audit.
毎日の売上を帳簿に記録することが大切だ。
It's important to record daily sales in the ledger.
帳簿 refers to financial record books used for accounting purposes.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 帳 (notebook, register)
- 簿 (register, record book)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 帳簿をつける (to keep books)
- 帳簿を記入する (to make entries in the ledger)
- 帳簿を確認する (to check the records)
- 帳簿管理 (bookkeeping)
TYPES OF 帳簿:
- 現金出納帳 (cash book)
- 売上帳 (sales ledger)
- 仕入帳 (purchase ledger)
- 総勘定元帳 (general ledger)
LEGAL REQUIREMENT:
- Businesses are legally required to maintain 帳簿 for tax purposes
- Must be kept for a certain number of years