領収書

領収書

Japanese

Kanji in this term
領	収	書
りょう Grade: 5	しゅう Grade: 6	しょ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

領収 (“receipt”) +‎ 書 (“document”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) りょーしゅうしょ [ryòóshúúshó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) りょーしゅうしょ​ [ryòóshúúshóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːɕɨᵝːɕo̞]

Noun

領収書 (hiragana りょうしゅうしょ, rōmaji ryōshūsho)

1. formal receipt

Usage notes

This is a word for receipts used for formal purposes, as opposed to レシート (reshīto) which is used for informal, informational purposes.

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3