Kanshi

Japanese: 関子 - かんし
Kanshi

…Jiaozipu formed a union and assumed joint liability. There were also other convertible notes such as kaishi (hui zi) and kanshi (guan zi), which functioned as bearer promissory notes. The characters kai, guan, and jiao come from the characters for check. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…交子鋪は組合をつくり連帯責任を負った。ほかに会子(かいし),関子(かんし)などの兌換(だかん)券があり,無記名一覧払約束手形として機能した。会,関,交は照合に由来する。…

※「関子」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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