預金通帳

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 預金通帳 is read as よきんつうちょう and can mean “bankbook” or “savings passbook”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show an old bankbook found in a drawer and a passbook updated at a counter.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It is the booklet recording deposits, withdrawals, and balance, not the account itself; updating it is 通帳を記帳する.