請求書

請求書

Japanese

Kanji in this term
請	求	書
せい Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 4	しょ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 請求 (seikyū, “a demand, a request”) +‎ 書 (sho, “a document, something in writing”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) せーきゅうしょ​ [sèékyúúshóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • (Tokyo) せーきゅうしょ [sèékyúúshó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲɨᵝːɕo̞]

Noun

請求書 (hiragana せいきゅうしょ, rōmaji seikyūsho, historical hiragana せいきうしょ)

1. A bill; a written statement of money owed.

   ご請 (せい)求 (きゅう)書 (しょ)の発 (はっ)行 (こう)をご要 (よう)望 (ぼう)の場 (ばあ)合 (い)

   go seikyūsho no hakkō o go yōbō no baai

   if you wish to be issued a bill

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN