How do you say "accountant" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "accountant" is 会計士 (kaikeishi). It is a noun.

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Pronunciation

会計士 is written in kanji. Romanised as kaikeishi, it sounds roughly like "kah-ee-keh-ee-shee" to an English ear.

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Questions about 会計士

How do you pronounce 会計士?

会計士 is romanised as kaikeishi. Say it roughly like "kah-ee-keh-ee-shee" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 会計士 formal or casual?

会計士 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 会計士 written in Japanese?

会計士 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.