Japanese symbol for “offsetting”
帳消し
ちょうけし
Romaji: choukeshi
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books
In Japanese, offsetting is 帳消し, read ちょうけし (choukeshi).
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Meanings
- n writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books
- n cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for); offsetting; undoing; wiping out
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手帳 | てちょう techou | notebook; memo pad; (pocket) diary |
| 通帳 | つうちょう tsuuchou | passbook; bankbook |
| 帳簿 | ちょうぼ choubo | account book; register; ledger |
| 台帳 | だいちょう daichou | account book; ledger; register |
| 蚊帳 | かや kaya | mosquito net |
| 記帳 | きちょう kichou | registry; entry; book-keeping |
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.