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対外援助 (たいがいえんじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

対たい外がい援えん助じょ

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Meanings

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noun

foreign aid; international aid

Refers to economic, technical, or humanitarian assistance provided by one country to another. Common in news and policy contexts.

日本にほんは発はっ展てん途と上じょう国こくへの対たい外がい援えん助じょを増ふやした。
Japan increased its foreign aid to developing countries.
対たい外がい援えん助じょの予

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議ぎ

論ろん

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The budget for international aid was debated in the Diet.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
外outside
援abet, help, save
助help, rescue, assist

Similar words

国こく際さい援えん助じょ
国際援助 is a broader term for international aid, often used interchangeably with 対外援助, but 対外援助 emphasizes the 'outward' direction from the donor country.
政せい府ふ開かい発はつ援えん助じょ
政府開発援助 (ODA) specifically refers to official development assistance, a subset of foreign aid.

Etymology

Compound of 対外 (taigai, 'foreign, external') and 援助 (enjo, 'aid, assistance').