経済

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See also: 經濟 and 经济

Japanese

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経 済
けい
Grade: 5 		ざい
Grade: 6
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Alternative spelling
經濟 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 經濟 (keng tsejH), short for 經世濟民 (“to administer the state to relieve the suffering of the people”), through its use as a translation of English economics by Japanese scholars during the Meiji period.

Pronunciation

Noun

経(けい)済(ざい) • (keizai) 

  1. economics; the study of economics
    「こちらは経済(けいざい)専攻(せんこう)の鈴木(すずき)さんです。」
    “Kochira wa keizai-senkō no Suzuki-san desu.”
    "This is Mr. Suzuki, who majors in economics."
  2. economy
    経済(けいざい)が発展(はってん)すると、人(ひと)の暮(く)らしは豊(ゆた)かになる。
    Keizai ga hatten suru to, hito no kurashi wa yutaka ni naru.
    When economies develop, peoples' lives get better.
    アメリカ経済(けいざい)が持(も)ち直(なお)してくれば
    Amerika keizai ga mochinaoshite kureba
    If the American economy recovers

Derived terms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ “経済Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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