預金通帳(よきんつうちょう)

Compound of 預金(よきん) (bank deposit) and 通帳(つうちょう) (passbook). A bank-issued booklet that records all account activity. Japanese banks still make heavy use of these paper passbooks, and ATMs have a dedicated slot for printing updates in them.

Common collocations

• 預金通帳(よきんつうちょう)を記帳(きちょう)する: to update the passbook (print new entries)
• 預金通帳(よきんつうちょう)を再発行(さいはっこう)する: to reissue a passbook
• 預金通帳(よきんつうちょう)を繰(く)り越(こ)す: to move the balance to a new book when the old one is full
• 預金通帳(よきんつうちょう)と印鑑(いんかん): passbook and personal seal (often required together)

Similar words

• 通帳(つうちょう): passbook — the shorter, more colloquial form; often used alone when the context is clear
• 口座(こうざ): bank account — the underlying account itself, of which the passbook is a record
• ネットバンキング: online banking — the digital alternative to a paper passbook