銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)

A practical compound word that learners in Japan will encounter frequently. In everyday conversation, people often shorten it to just 口座(こうざ) when the banking context is already clear.

Common collocations

• 銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)を開設(かいせつ)する: to open a bank account (formal)
• 銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)を作(つく)る: to create a bank account
• 銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)に振(ふ)り込(こ)む: to transfer money into a bank account
• 銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)の残高(ざんだか): bank account balance
• 銀行口座(ぎんこうこうざ)を凍結(とうけつ)する: to freeze a bank account

Related words

• 口座番号(こうざばんごう): account number
• 普通預金(ふつうよきん): ordinary savings account (the most common type)
• 当座預金(とうざよきん): checking account; current account
• 定期預金(ていきよきん): fixed-term deposit; time deposit