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個人消費 (こじんしょうひ, kojinshouhi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

個こ人じん消しょう費ひ

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Meanings

1

consumer spending; personal consumption

Economic term for spending by individuals or households, often contrasted with government or business spending.

個こ人じん消しょう費ひがGDPの大おおきな部ぶ分ぶんを占しめて

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。

Consumer spending accounts for a large portion of GDP.

景けい気き後こう退たいで個こ人じん消しょう費ひが落おち込こんだ。

Consumer spending declined due to the recession.

Kanji

個individual, counter for articles
人person
消extinguish, blow out, turn off
費expense, cost, spend

Related words

消しょう費ひ
General term for consumption; 個人消費 specifically refers to consumption by individuals.
家か計けい消しょう費ひ
Household consumption, a similar concept but often used in statistical contexts.

Built from

個こ人じん+消しょう費ひ

Etymology

Compound of 個人 (individual) and 消費 (consumption).