簿(ちょうぼ)

ちょうぼ
noun
account book; ledger; financial records
1. account book; ledger; financial records
books or records used to keep track of financial transactions
帳簿(ちょうぼ)をつける。
I keep the account books.
税務署(ぜいむしょ)調査(ちょうさ)のために帳簿(ちょうぼ)整理(せいり)した。
I organized the financial records for the tax office audit.
毎日(まいにち)売上(うりあげ)帳簿(ちょうぼ)記録(きろく)することが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to record daily sales in the ledger.

帳簿(ちょうぼ) refers to financial record books used for accounting purposes.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • (ちょう) (notebook, register)
  • 簿() (register, record book)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 帳簿(ちょうぼ)をつける (to keep books)
  • 帳簿(ちょうぼ)記入(きにゅう)する (to make entries in the ledger)
  • 帳簿(ちょうぼ)確認(かくにん)する (to check the records)
  • 帳簿(ちょうぼ)管理(かんり) (bookkeeping)

TYPES OF 帳簿(ちょうぼ):

  • 現金(げんきん)出納帳(すいとうちょう) (cash book)
  • 売上帳(うりあげちょう) (sales ledger)
  • 仕入帳(しいれちょう) (purchase ledger)
  • 総勘定元帳(そうかんじょうもとちょう) (general ledger)

LEGAL REQUIREMENT:

  • Businesses are legally required to maintain 帳簿(ちょうぼ) for tax purposes
  • Must be kept for a certain number of years