On - Parrot

Japanese: 於音 - おうむ
On - Parrot

…(3) Financial services: They provided advances for payments using products as collateral, and handled deposits from government officials and yangban (ranked nobles). In the former case, they usually issued a type of bill called an o-um. There were also inns that performed the same services as guesthouses. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)金融業 商品を担保とした代金の立替えや,官僚・両班(ヤンバン)からの預金業務を行った。前者の場合には,於音(オウム)と呼ばれる一種の手形を発行するのが普通であった。客主と同様の業務を行う機関として,旅閣というものもあった。…

※「於音」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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