通 帳(つうちょう)

つうちょう

noun

bankbook, passbook

finance

1. bankbook, passbook

A book issued by a bank to record deposits, withdrawals, and account balance.

通帳(つうちょう)を記帳(きちょう)する。

Update the passbook.

通帳(つうちょう)と印鑑(いんかん)をお持(も)ちください。

Please bring your passbook and seal.

通帳(つうちょう)の残高(ざんだか)を確認(かくにん)したら、思(おも)ったより少(すく)なかった。

When I checked the passbook balance, it was less than I expected.

Many banks now offer paperless (web) passbooks, but paper passbooks are still common in Japan, and a passbook plus a registered seal (印鑑(いんかん)) is the traditional way to withdraw money at the counter.

Common collocations

通帳(つうちょう)を記帳(きちょう)する (to update a passbook)
通帳(つうちょう)を作(つく)る (to open an account/get a passbook)
通帳(つうちょう)を紛失(ふんしつ)する (to lose a passbook)
普通(ふつう)預金(よきん)通帳(つうちょう) (savings account passbook)

Related words

預金(よきん): deposit
残高(ざんだか): balance
記帳(きちょう): updating/recording in passbook
キャッシュカード: cash card, ATM card

Related Words

Related: 預金(よきん) (deposit)

Related: 残高(ざんだか) (balance)

Related: 記帳(きちょう) (updating/recording in passbook)

Related: キャッシュカード (cash card, ATM card)

Related: 帳面(ちょうめん) (notebook)

Related: 残高証明(ざんだかしょうめい) (balance certificate)

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Added 2026.2.4 15:17 · Revised 2026.10.6 3:26

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