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
- Bank of Japan
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |||
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日 | 本 | 銀 | 行 |
にち > にっ Grade: 1 |
ほん Grade: 1 |
ぎん Grade: 3 |
こう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
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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
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)
- the Bank of Japan
- Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.
Derived terms
Pronunciation
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)
- the Bank of Japan
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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