財閥

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See also: 财阀

Chinese

money; wealth; riches
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
 
clique; valve
trad. (財閥)
simp. (财阀)
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Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese (ざい)(ばつ) (zaibatsu). The sense of 'chaebol' is an orthographic borrowing from Korean 재벌 (jaebeol).

Pronunciation


Noun

財閥

  1. (business, historical) zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual)
  2. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ざい
Grade: 5
ばつ
Grade: S
on'yomi
 財閥 on Japanese Wikipedia

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Doublet of 財閥(チェボル) (cheboru).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ざい)(ばつ) (zaibatsu

  1. (business, historical) zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual)
    • 1930, Mikami Taku (lyrics and music), “Ode of Showa Restoration”:
      (ざい)(ばつ)(とみ)(ほこ)れども
      zaibatsu tomi o hokoredomo
      Conglomerates boast of their wealth but
  2. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)
Descendants

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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
チェボル
Grade: 5 Grade: S
irregular
 財閥 (韓国) on Japanese Wikipedia

Borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol). Doublet of (ざい)(ばつ) (zaibatsu).

Pronunciation

Noun

財閥(チェボル) (cheboru

  1. (business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

財閥 (jaebeol) (hangeul 재벌)

  1. hanja form? of 재벌 (chaebol)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

財閥

  1. chữ Hán form of tài phiệt (plutocrat, financial oligarch).