別 会 計(べつかいけい)

べつかいけい

noun

separate checks; splitting the bill

money

1. separate checks; paying separately

a payment arrangement where each person pays for their own order rather than splitting evenly or one person paying

別会計(べつかいけい)でお願(ねが)いします。

Separate checks, please.

今日(きょう)は別会計(べつかいけい)にしよう。

Let's pay separately today.

このお店(みせ)は別会計(べつかいけい)ができません。

This restaurant doesn't allow separate checks.

Etymology

別(べつ) (separate) + 会計(かいけい) (bill, check)

RELATED WORDS (paying the bill):

割(わ)り勘(かん) - splitting the bill evenly
奢(おご)る / ご馳走(ちそう)する - to treat someone
自分(じぶん)持(も)ち - paying for oneself
別々(べつべつ)に払(はら)う - to pay separately

Cultural note

In Japan, asking for separate checks can sometimes be difficult at busy restaurants. The more common approach is for one person to pay and then settle up later, or to split evenly (割(わ)り勘(かん)).

Related Words

Related: 割(わ)り勘(かん) (splitting the bill evenly)

Related: ご馳走 (to treat someone)

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Added 2026.1.27 12:47 · Revised 2026.10.18 10:13

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