Japanese word

手形

Pronunciation

Romajitegata

Meaning

  • nounbill

Example

この手形は来月に支払われます。ko no te gata wa rai getsu ni shi hara wa re ma su

This bill will be paid next month.

Illustration for 手形 (bill)

More examples

取引先から受け取った手形を銀行に持って行きました。torihiki saki ka ra u ke to tta te gata o gin kō ni mo tte i ki ma shi ta

I took the bill I received from a business partner to the bank.

Core concept

Represents a written instrument that turns an agreed payment into a formal claim or order between parties.

Common phrases

  • 手形を振り出すte gata o fu ri da su

    issue a bill

  • 手形を裏書きするte gata o ura ga ki su ru

    endorse a bill

  • 手形を受け取るte gata o u ke to ru

    receive a bill

Definition in Japanese

指定された期日に決められた金額を支払うことを約束し、または第三者に支払わせるための証書。shi tei sa re ta ki jitsu ni ki me ra re ta kin gaku o shi hara u ko to o yaku soku shi ma ta wa dai san sha ni shi hara wa se ru ta me no shō sho

Word origin

手形 (tegata) is formed from 手 (te, "hand") and 形 (kata, "form or mark"); rendaku changes kata to gata, and the older sense of a personal mark led to the financial sense.

Usage tips

  • 手形 (tegata) can also mean a handprint or handwritten mark, but business context identifies the financial sense as a document concerning payment.

Other meanings

  • draftnoun
  • promissory notenoun

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