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金偏景気 (かねへんけいき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
metal industry boom (early 1950s)
historical term
Historical term for the economic boom driven by the metal industry in the early 1950s, especially during the Korean War. The name comes from the fact that many company names in this sector contain the kanji radical 金偏 (かねへん).
1950 年ねん 代だい 前ぜん 半はん の 金かね 偏へん 景けい 気き で 、 鉄てっ 鋼こう や 非ひ 鉄てつ 金きん 属ぞく の 企き 業ぎょう が 大おお きく 成せい 長ちょう し た 。
During the metal industry boom of the early 1950s, steel and non-ferrous metal companies grew significantly.
Written forms 金かね 偏へん 景けい 気き
Full kanji spelling; 偏 is the kanji for the 'hen' radical.
金かね へん 景けい 気き
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; へん is written in hiragana.
金かね ヘン 景けい 気き
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; ヘン is written in katakana.
Kanji 偏 partial, side, left-side radical Similar words 特とく 需じゅ 景けい 気き Refers to an economic boom driven by special procurement demand, often associated with wartime. 金偏景気 is a specific instance of this during the Korean War, focused on the metal industry.
神じん 武む 景けい 気き Refers to the post-war economic boom from 1954 to 1957, named after Emperor Jimmu. It followed the 金偏景気 and was broader in scope.
Etymology From 金偏 (かねへん, the kanji radical for metal) + 景気 (けいき, economic boom). Coined because many metal-related company names contain the 金 radical, and the boom was centered on the metal industry.
