Translation guide
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (日本経済新聞), often abbreviated as Nikkei (日経), is Japan's leading financial newspaper. This guide explains how to refer to it naturally in Japanese.
Referring to the publication by its full name or common abbreviations.
The official full name. Use in formal contexts or when clarity is needed.
Referring to the publisher, Nikkei Inc., as a corporate entity.
Referring to the Nikkei 225 stock market index.
The full name of the Nikkei Stock Average. Used in financial news and formal discussions.
In most everyday situations, '日経' (Nikkei) is sufficient and natural. Reserve the full name '日本経済新聞' for formal writing or when introducing the publication.
The English gloss 'Nihon Keizai Shimbun' is a romanization of the Japanese name. When speaking Japanese, always use the Japanese terms above, not the romanized version.
I subscribe to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
The standard abbreviation. Used in everyday conversation and business contexts.
There was an interesting article in this morning's Nikkei.
A slightly more explicit abbreviation, combining 'Nikkei' and 'newspaper'. Common in speech.
According to the Nikkei Shimbun, the economy seems to be recovering.
Nikkei Inc. launched a new data service.
Often used as a shorthand for the company, especially in business contexts (e.g., 'Nikkei 225').
I attended a seminar hosted by Nikkei.
The Nikkei Stock Average dropped sharply.
The common abbreviation for the index. Widely used in conversation and media.
How was the Nikkei average today?
In context, 'Nikkei' alone can refer to the index, especially in headlines or casual talk.
The Nikkei surpassed 30,000.