- kogitte cheque, check
Formal, written Japanese for banking and business; still common in rent or large payments, but less so in daily speech.
家賃は小切手で払います。
Yachin wa kogitte de haraimasu.
I pay the rent by check.
この小切手を銀行で換金してください。
Kono kogitte o ginkō de kangen shite kudasai.
Please cash this check at the bank.
⚖️ Do not confuse with 切手 (kitte), which means postage stamp.
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