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清算

Reading

Kana: せいさん
Romaji: seisan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

settlement (financial); squaring accounts; clearing debts

2

liquidation

3

ending (a relationship); breaking up (with); burying (the past); redeeming (one's faults)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シン、 きよ.い、 きよ.まる、 きよ.める
Meanings: pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty
Readings: サン、 そろ
Meanings: calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability

Example Sentences

清算(せいさん)をお(ねが)いします。
➥Check, please.
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(わたし)があなたに1ドル(はら)えば清算(せいさん)がつく。
➥If I pay you a dollar, we'll be even.
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このお支払(しはら)いが清算(せいさん)できないご事情(じじょう)がおありでしたら、ご連絡(れんらく)ください。
➥If you have any reasons for not clearing this payment, please let us know.
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(かれ)()んで(つみ)清算(せいさん)した。
➥He committed suicide to atone for his sin.
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チェックアウトのときにまとめて清算(せいさん)してください。
➥Put everything on my tab. I'll settle it when I check out.
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凍死(とうし)しそうな乞食(こじき)手当(てあ)てのため、病院(びょういん)(はこ)()まれた。だが、その乞食(こじき)治療費(ちりょうひ)清算(せいさん)するような(きん)一文(いちぶん)も、もってなかった。
➥A freezing beggar was brought into the hospital for treatment. However, he didn't have even one cent with which to settle the bill.
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