お会計(かいけい)

おかいけい
noun
bill, check (at restaurant)
1. bill, check, payment
The total amount owed at a restaurant or store. The polite prefix お is standard when requesting the bill.
お会計(かいけい)をお願(ねが)いします。
May I have the check, please?
お会計(かいけい)は別々(べつべつ)でお願(ねが)いします。
Separate checks, please.
お会計(かいけい)はレジでお願(ねが)いします。
Please pay at the register.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • お会計(かいけい)をお願(ねが)いします: Check, please
  • お会計(かいけい)は別々(べつべつ)で: Separate checks
  • お会計(かいけい)は一緒(いっしょ)で: One check together

USAGE NOTE:
The polite prefix お is almost always used with 会計(かいけい) in service contexts. Just saying 会計(かいけい) sounds too blunt.

RELATED:

  • レジ: register, checkout
  • 支払(しはら)い: payment
  • 勘定(かんじょう): bill (alternative)
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Added 2026.2.2 19:41
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