日本銀行

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See also: 日本银行

Chinese

the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan bank; jewellery dealer
trad. (日本銀行) 日本 銀行
simp. (日本银行) 日本 银行

Pronunciation

Proper noun

日本銀行

  1. Bank of Japan

Japanese

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Kanji in this term
日 本 銀 行
にち > にっ
Grade: 1 		ほん
Grade: 1 		ぎん
Grade: 3 		こう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
日本銀行: the Bank of Japan headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo.

Etymology 1

Compound of 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, “bank”).[1][2]

The Nippon reading for 日本 here is part of the official name of the bank.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

日本銀行(にっぽんぎんこう) • (Nippon Ginkō) ←にっぽんぎんかう (Nipponginkau)?

  1. the Bank of Japan
    Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternate reading. The Nihon reading for 日本 here is less common.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

日本銀行(にほんぎんこう) • (Nihon Ginkō) ←にほんぎんかう (Nifonginkau)?

  1. the Bank of Japan

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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