経済
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 経 | 済 |
| けい Grade: 5 |
ざい Grade: 6 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 經濟 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 經濟 (keng tsejH), short for 經世濟民, through its use as a translation of English economics by Japanese scholars during the Meiji period.
Pronunciation
Noun
- economics; the study of economics
- 「こちらは経済専攻の鈴木さんです。」
- “Kochira wa keizai-senkō no Suzuki-san desu.”
- "This is Mr. Suzuki, who majors in economics."
- 「こちらは経済専攻の鈴木さんです。」
- economy
- 経済が発展すると、人の暮らしは豊かになる。
- Keizai ga hatten suru to, hito no kurashi wa yutaka ni naru.
- When economies develop, peoples' lives get better.
- アメリカ経済が持ち直してくれば
- Amerika keizai ga mochinaoshite kureba
- If the American economy recovers
- 経済が発展すると、人の暮らしは豊かになる。
Derived terms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.