お釣り（おつり、otsuri）
- change
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お釣り (おつり, romaji: otsuri) means "change" in Japanese. It is a N3 Low-level Noun word.
| Meaning: | change |
| Level: | N3 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Noun (名詞) |
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The Japanese word お釣りお釣り (otsuri) primarily means "change" or "the change" you receive after paying for something. It's the amount of money returned to you when you pay with more than the exact cost of a purchase.
⚫︎ お会計は1000円です。お会計は 2000円札でお支払いします。 お釣りお釣りは1000円です。 Translation: The bill is 1000 yen. I will pay with a 2000 yen bill. The change is 1000 yen. ⚫︎ すみません、 お釣りお釣り、間違っています。 Translation: Excuse me, the change is incorrect. ⚫︎ 100円の品物を買って、500円出したので、 お釣りお釣り は400円でした。 Translation: I bought a 100 yen item and paid with 500 yen, so the change was 400 yen.
⚫︎ You use お釣りお釣り when you're talking about the change you get back after a transaction, like at a store, restaurant, or vending machine. ⚫︎ It's common to ask about the change, to check if it's correct, or to complain if it's wrong. ⚫︎ You can use it in both formal and informal situations.
⚫︎ お釣りお釣り is most commonly written in hiragana. ⚫︎ The kanji form is お釣 (the "り" is still in hiragana) although it is less frequently used and considered slightly more formal. ⚫︎ The okurigana is consistently "り".
⚫︎ There aren't many direct synonyms for "change" in the context of money. You might use phrases to describe getting back the correct amount, such as ちょうど (choudo - exactly) to mean "no change needed" or "the correct amount".
⚫︎ There isn't a direct antonym. However, when you give the exact amount, you don't receive change.
レジでお金を払ったら、 お釣りお釣り を忘れずに受け取ってください。 ・Translation: When you pay at the register, please don't forget to receive your change. ・Explanation: This sentence emphasizes the importance of remembering to take your change.
この自動販売機は お釣りお釣り が出ないことがあります。 ・Translation: This vending machine sometimes doesn't give change. ・Explanation: This sentence warns that this vending machine may not return change.
⚫︎ The word is a combination of the honorific prefix お and the verb 釣る (tsuru), which means "to fish" or "to hang." ⚫︎ The original meaning was "to balance" or "to make even," and it evolved to refer to the act of "balancing" the payment by returning the excess money.