How do you say "accountant" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "accountant" is 会計士 (kaikeishi). It is a noun pronounced "kah-ee-keh-ee-shee".

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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.

Example sentence

病院の会計士はいつも忙しそうです。

Byouin no kaikeishi wa itsumo isogashisou desu.

The accountant at the hospital always looks busy.

Usage notes

Kaikeishi (会計士) is the Japanese word for accountant. Job titles in Japanese use a variety of endings: shi (士) for licensed professionals, sha (者) for workers, while modern roles often use katakana loanwords.

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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.