noun
hypothecary bank; Kangyō Bank
Historical abbreviation for 日本勧業銀行 (Nippon Kangyō Ginkō), a former Japanese bank specializing in long-term industrial and agricultural loans secured by property. The term is now obsolete and appears only in historical references.
勧銀はかつて長期信用銀行として知られていた。
The Kangyō Bank was once known as a long-term credit bank.