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(さ)く (saku, “to cut”) or 割(さ)き (saki, “a division, share”) plus 符(ふ) (fu, “a tally, marker”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠iɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

割(さい)符(ふ) • (saifu) 

1. (historical, Medieval period) [14th to 16th century] a bill or note used to send remittances across long distances
2. (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): [ɰᵝa̠ɾʲiɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

割(わり)符(ふ) • (warifu) 

1. (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
2. (historical) [13th to 17th century] a bill of exchange or promissory note issued when making an agreement
3. [from 17th century] a receipt, something given as evidence of an agreement or transaction
4. counting or inspecting goods stored or exchanged
5. synonym of 割賦 (wappu, “distributing allotments; purchasing in installments”)

Verb

割(わり)符(ふ)する • (warifu suru) suru (stem 割(わり)符(ふ)し (warifu shi), past 割(わり)符(ふ)した (warifu shita))

1. to verify inventory, to count or inspect goods being stored or exchanged

Conjugation

Conjugation of "割符する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

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): [ɰᵝa̠p̚pɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

割(わっ)符(ぷ) • (wappu) 

1. alternative pronunciation of 割(わり)符(ふ) (warifu), Etymology 2 above
2. (historical, Edo) abbreviation of 糸割符 (itowappu, “monopoly right to purchase silk thread”, literally “thread tally”).
3. alternative form of 割賦 (wappu, “distributing allotments; purchasing in installments”)