経済

See also: 經濟 and 经济

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
  • (Tokyo) け​ーざい [kéꜜèzàì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞ːza̠i]

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.
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