KudoZ home » English to Japanese » Accounting

Initiate (a credit memo)

Japanese translation: （信用メモ/貸方票を）開く

05:46 Jun 29, 2009

English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting

English term or phrase: Initiate (a credit memo)

I know how to translate "credit memo," but not "initiate." What's the right word?

白雲 KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 France
Local time: 08:34

Japanese translation:（信用メモ/貸方票を）開く

Explanation:
I think in this case, 開くwould be the best option, as in 帳簿を開く、閉じる. Initiate means to start, but I don't think 開始する or 始めるwould fit into the above context.

Selected response from:

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 16:34

Grading comment

Thank you!
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

（信用メモ/貸方票を）開く

Yasutomo Kanazawa

履修単位帳の記帳を開始する

Katsushi Saito

クレジットメモを作成する

Rie Matsuda

Answers

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

initiate (a credit memo)

（信用メモ/貸方票を）開く

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 29

Grading comment

Thank you!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Sorry, I gave you only 2 points by mistake.

8 hrs confidence:

initiate (a credit memo) クレジットメモを作成する

Explanation:
Hi, this "initiate" means "bring something to being" = create.

Depending on the context, you can go one step further and say "クレジットメモを発行する", because the credit memo is meant to be passed to the other party (seller/buyer).

Rie Matsuda
United States
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day11 hrs confidence:

initiate (a credit memo) 履修単位帳の記帳を開始する

Explanation:
宿題や試験に関することなので、このように解釈しました。

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2009-07-01 17:19:22 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

If it is a misconception that this topic has something to do with the homework or test assignment you are working on, my translation should be changed it to “クレジットメモの記帳を開始する”.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2009-07-01 17:20:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Sorry, there is a typo. "should be changed to ..."

Katsushi Saito
Japan
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: