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bank account; deposit account
A bank account where money is deposited. The general term covering savings accounts, checking accounts, and other types of deposit accounts.
預金口座を開く。
To open a bank account.
給料は預金口座に振り込まれる。
The salary is deposited into a bank account.
日本で生活するなら、まず預金口座を作る必要がある。
If you're going to live in Japan, you first need to create a bank account.
不正な預金口座が凍結された。
The fraudulent bank account was frozen.
A practical banking term that anyone living in Japan will encounter. Essential vocabulary for setting up daily life in Japan, as many services require a Japanese bank account (預金口座) for salary payments, utility bills, and rent.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 預金口座を開設する: to open a bank account (formal)
- 預金口座を開く: to open a bank account
- 預金口座を解約する: to close a bank account
- 預金口座に振り込む: to transfer money into an account
- 預金口座番号: account number
TYPES OF ACCOUNTS:
- 普通預金口座: ordinary savings account (the standard personal account)
- 定期預金口座: fixed-term deposit account
- 当座預金口座: checking account (mainly for businesses)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 口座: account — shorter, more general term often used on its own
- 銀行口座: bank account — emphasizes the institution rather than the deposit type
- 貯金: savings — the act of saving money, not the account itself