お釣り
おつり
hepburn otsuri
change (money returned)
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- お釣りをください。Please give me the change.
- お釣りはいりません。Keep the change.
Collocations
お釣り (otsuri, change)お釣りを受け取るお釣りはいらないちょうど (choudo, exact)小銭 (kozeni, coins)
Mnemonic
Otsuri (お釣り) is "change (money returned)" — B + no-cluster polite noun. Structure: o (polite prefix) + tsuri (fishing / equating). Tsuri solo: (1) tsuri (fishing — sport / hobby); (2) o-tsuri (change) — same kanji two meanings. Polite o + tsuri default in business. Derivatives: choudo (exact), kozeni (coins). Korean geoseureumdon / jandon and Chinese zhaoling / lingqian parallel; Japans polite o + prefix unique.
Quick check
O-tsuri wa irimasen?