割り符

Japanese

Kanji in this term
割	符
わ Grade: 6	ふ Grade: S
kun’yomi	on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 割り符 – see the following entry.

【割符わりふ】 [noun] (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 [noun] (historical) [13th to 17th century] a bill of exchange or promissory note issued when making an agreement [noun] [from 17th century] a receipt, something given as evidence of an agreement or transaction [noun] counting or inspecting goods stored or exchanged [noun] synonym of 割賦 (wappu, “distributing allotments; purchasing in installments”) [verb] to verify inventory, to count or inspect goods being stored or exchanged

(This term, 割り符, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)