貯蓄銀行

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See also: 贮蓄银行

Chinese

savings bank; jewellery dealer
trad. (貯蓄銀行) 貯蓄 銀行
simp. (贮蓄银行) 贮蓄 银行

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 貯蓄銀行(ちょちくぎんこう) (chochikuginkō).

Pronunciation


Noun

貯蓄銀行

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) savings bank

Synonyms

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょ
Grade: 5
ちく
Grade: S
ぎん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 貯蓄 (chochiku, savings) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, bank).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょ)(ちく)(ぎん)(こう) (chochiku ginkō

  1. (archaic, no longer existing in Japan) A savings bank, a thrift. Established under laws passed in 1890 during the Meiji period and in 1920 during the Taishō period. Role was later merged into that of normal banks by a law passed in 1943 during the Shōwa period.

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References

  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
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN