日本銀行

See also: 日本银行

Chinese
the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan bank; jewellery dealer
trad. (日本銀行) 日本 銀行
simp. (日本银行) 日本 银行

Pronunciation

Proper noun

日本銀行

  1. Bank of Japan

Japanese
Kanji in this term
日 本 銀 行
にち > にっ
Grade: 1		 ほん
Grade: 1		 ぎん
Grade: 3		 こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
日本銀行: the Bank of Japan headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo.

Etymology 1

Compound of 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, “bank”).[1][2]

The Nippon reading for 日本 here is part of the official name of the bank.

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) にっぽんぎ​んこー [nìppóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
    • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞ŋ ʲɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 (hiragana にっぽんぎんこう, rōmaji Nippon Ginkō, historical hiragana にっぽんぎんかう)

  1. the Bank of Japan
    Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.
Derived terms
  • 日 (にっ)本 (ぽん)銀 (ぎん)行 (こう)券 (けん) (Nippon Ginkō Ken): Bank of Japan note, Bank of Japan bank note
  • 日銀 (にちぎん) (Nichigin): abbreviation of 日本銀行

Etymology 2

Alternate reading. The Nihon reading for 日本 here is less common.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) にほんぎ​んこー [nìhóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
    • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ŋ ʲɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 (hiragana にほんぎんこう, rōmaji Nihon Ginkō, historical hiragana にほんぎんかう)

  1. the Bank of Japan

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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