いざなぎ景けい気き

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Meanings

noun

Izanagi Boom

historical term

Historical term for the economic boom in Japan from 1965 to 1970, named after the deity Izanagi. Used in discussions of post-war economic history.

いざなぎ景けい気きは、戦せん後ご最さい長ちょうの好こう景けい気きとして知しられている。
The Izanagi Boom is known as the longest period of economic prosperity in post-war Japan.
いざなぎ景けい気きの時じ期きには、日本にほんのGDPが急きゅう成せい長ちょうした。
During the Izanagi Boom, Japan's GDP grew rapidly.

Kanji

景scenery, view
気spirit, mind, air
伊Italy, that one
弉large, powerful, stout
諾consent, assent, agreement

Related words

神じん武む景けい気き
The Jinmu Boom (1954–1957), an earlier post-war economic boom, also named after a mythological emperor.
岩いわ戸と景けい気き
The Iwato Boom (1958–1961), another named economic expansion period in Japan.

Written forms

いざなぎ景けい気き
Standard mixed-kana-kanji spelling; widely used in economic contexts.
イザナギ景けい気き
Katakana variant of the mythological name, sometimes seen in print.
伊弉諾景気いざなぎけいき
Full kanji spelling using the deity's name; rare and mainly historical or formal.

Etymology

From いざなぎ (Izanagi, the male deity in Japanese creation myth) + 景気 (けいき, economic conditions). The boom was named after Izanagi because of its record length and strength, following the pattern of earlier mythologically named booms.