VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

お釣り

おつり
hepburn otsuri

change (money returned)

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. お釣りをください。
    Please give me the change.
  2. 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

  1. O-tsuri wa irimasen?

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