勘定

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Chinese

to investigate; to survey; to collate
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
 
trad. (勘定) 勘 定
simp. #(勘定) 勘 定

Pronunciation

Verb

勘定

  1. to check; to scrutinise; to collate
  2. to survey; to determine by measurement

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勘 定
かん
Grade: S 		じょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 勘定 (khom? dengH, literally “investigate + to make something settled”). Compare modern Mandarin 勘定 (kāndìng, “to demarcate, to examine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

勘(かん)定(じょう) • (kanjō) ←かんぢやう (kandyau)?

  1. calculation
  2. (restaurant) bill, check
    すみません。お勘定(かんじょう)をおねがいします。
    Sumimasen. O-kanjō o onegai shimasu.
    Excuse me. The check, please.

Verb

勘(かん)定(じょう)する • (kanjō suru) ←かんぢやう (kandyau)?transitive suru (stem 勘(かん)定(じょう)し (kanjō shi), past 勘(かん)定(じょう)した (kanjō shita))

  1. calculate, reckon

Conjugation

Conjugation of "勘定する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 勘定し かんじょうし kanjō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 勘定し かんじょうし kanjō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 勘定する かんじょうする kanjō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 勘定する かんじょうする kanjō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 勘定すれ かんじょうすれ kanjō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 勘定せよ¹
勘定しろ² 		かんじょうせよ¹
かんじょうしろ² 		kanjō seyo¹
kanjō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 勘定される かんじょうされる kanjō sareru
Causative 勘定させる
勘定さす 		かんじょうさせる
かんじょうさす 		kanjō saseru
kanjō sasu
Potential 勘定できる かんじょうできる kanjō dekiru
Volitional 勘定しよう かんじょうしよう kanjō shiyō
Negative 勘定しない かんじょうしない kanjō shinai
Negative continuative 勘定せず かんじょうせず kanjō sezu
Formal 勘定します かんじょうします kanjō shimasu
Perfective 勘定した かんじょうした kanjō shita
Conjunctive 勘定して かんじょうして kanjō shite
Hypothetical conditional 勘定すれば かんじょうすれば kanjō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 勘定 (MC khomH dengH|tengH).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 감 (Yale: kam)
Middle Korean
Text Eumhun
Gloss (hun) Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 0 감 (Yale: thyèn)

Pronunciation

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

Wikisource

勘定 • (transliteration needed)

  1. hanja form? of 감정 (“reckoning; calculation”)

References

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