小切手

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 切 手
こ
Grade: 1		 き > ぎっ
Grade: 2		 て
Grade: 1
kun’yomi irregular

Etymology

From 小(こ) (ko, “small, little”) + 切(きっ)手(て) (kitte, “postage stamp”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こぎ​って [kògíꜜttè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ɡʲit̚te̞]

Noun

小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) • (kogitte) 

  1. check, cheque

Derived terms
  • 小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て)外(がい)交(こう) (kogitte gaikō): checkbook diplomacy
  • 給(きゅう)料(りょう)支(し)払(はらい)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (kyūryō shiharai kogitte): paycheck
  • 偽(ぎ)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (gikogitte): counterfeit check
  • 保(ほ)証(しょう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (hoshōkogitte): certified check
  • 送(そう)金(きん)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (sōkin kogitte): cashier's check
  • 不(ふ)渡(わた)り小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (fuwatarikogitte): dishonored check
  • 旅(りょ)行(こう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (ryokō kogitte): traveler's check
  • 旅(りょ)行(こう)者(しゃ)用(よう)小(こ)切(ぎっ)手(て) (ryokōshayōkogitte): traveler's check

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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