割符
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 割 | 符 |
| さ(い) Grade: 6 |
ふ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |
Superficially of 割く (saku, “to cut”) or 割き (saki, “a division, share”) plus 符 (fu, “a tally, marker”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sa̠iɸɯ̟]
Noun
割符 • (saifu)
- (historical, Medieval period) [14th to 16th century] a bill or note used to send remittances across long distances
- (historical, Edo) [17th to 19th century] a bond or contract stamped with the parties’ seals as proof of agreement
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 割 | 符 |
| わり Grade: 6 |
ふ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 割り符 |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [β̞a̠ɾʲiɸɯ̟]
Noun
割符 • (warifu)
- (historical) [12th to 19th century] a type of receipt held by parties to an agreement, consisting of a piece of bamboo or wood featuring a seal, writing, or other image, which is split into halves held by each party
- (historical) [13th to 17th century] a bill of exchange or promissory note issued when making an agreement
- [from 17th century] a receipt, something given as evidence of an agreement or transaction
- counting or inspecting goods stored or exchanged
- synonym of 割賦 (wappu, “distributing allotments; purchasing in installments”)
Verb
割符する • (warifu suru) suru (stem 割符し (warifu shi), past 割符した (warifu shita))
- to verify inventory, to count or inspect goods being stored or exchanged
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 割符し | わりふし | warifu shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 割符し | わりふし | warifu shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 割符する | わりふする | warifu suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 割符する | わりふする | warifu suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 割符すれ | わりふすれ | warifu sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 割符せよ¹ 割符しろ² |
わりふせよ¹ わりふしろ² |
warifu seyo¹ warifu shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 割符される | わりふされる | warifu sareru |
| Causative | 割符させる 割符さす |
わりふさせる わりふさす |
warifu saseru warifu sasu |
| Potential | 割符できる | わりふできる | warifu dekiru |
| Volitional | 割符しよう | わりふしよう | warifu shiyō |
| Negative | 割符しない | わりふしない | warifu shinai |
| Negative continuative | 割符せず | わりふせず | warifu sezu |
| Formal | 割符します | わりふします | warifu shimasu |
| Perfective | 割符した | わりふした | warifu shita |
| Conjunctive | 割符して | わりふして | warifu shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 割符すれば | わりふすれば | warifu sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 割 | 符 |
| わ(っ) Grade: 6 |
ふ > ぷ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [β̞a̠p̚pɯ̟]
Noun
割符 • (wappu)
- alternative pronunciation of 割符 (warifu), Etymology 2 above
- (historical, Edo) abbreviation of 糸割符 (itowappu, “monopoly right to purchase silk thread”, literally “thread tally”)
- alternative form of 割賦 (wappu, “distributing allotments; purchasing in installments”)
References
- “〈割符〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026