WORD DETAIL
通帳
つうちょう
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
通帳(つうちょう) is a bankbook recording account transactions.通帳を記帳するupdates entries;通帳は…保管するtopicalizes it as an item kept safe. - Basic usage: One use prints transaction history after a long interval; the other keeps an important bankbook in a locked drawer.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Bankbook updated and bankbook safeguarded
記帳したmeans recording current entries in an existing bankbook, not creating a new one. The later sentence emphasizes secure storage of a valuable document.

