Japanese word

計上

Pronunciation

Romajikeijō

Meaning

  • nounrecording

Example

この費用を経費として計上します。ko no hi yō o kei hi to shi te kei jō shi ma su

We will record this cost as an expense.

Illustration for 計上 (recording)

More examples

この収益は商品を発送した時点で計上されます。ko no shū eki wa shō hin o has sō shi ta ji ten de kei jō sa re ma su

This revenue is recorded when the goods are shipped.

Core concept

Marks an amount or item as part of an official total by placing it into a record or category.

Common phrases

  • 費用を計上hi yō o kei jō

    record an expense

  • 経費として計上kei hi to shi te kei jō

    record as an expense

  • 売上を計上uriage o kei jō

    record sales

Similar words

算入sannyū: To count an amount as part of a calculation or total.
記録kiroku: To store facts or details in a record.
記載kisai: To state information in a document or formal record.

Definition in Japanese

金額や費用などを、帳簿や集計の対象として正式に記録すること。kin gaku ya hi yō na do o chō bo ya shū kei no tai shō to shi te sei shiki ni ki roku su ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 計上 (keijō) combines 計 (kei, "measure or count") and 上 (jō, "put up or add"), expressing the act of counting something into an official total.

Usage tips

  • In accounting, the timing of 計上 (keijō) matters because recording a cost and paying it are not always the same event.

Other meanings

  • inclusionnoun
  • allocationnoun

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