noun
Tankan survey; BOJ quarterly business survey
Formal name for the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises, commonly called 日銀短観.
See also: 日銀短観
企業短期経済観測調査は、日銀が四半期ごとに発表する重要な経済指標です。
The Tankan survey is an important economic indicator released quarterly by the Bank of Japan.
Common abbreviation for 企業短期経済観測調査; used in news and everyday business contexts.
Compound of 企業 (enterprise), 短期 (short-term), 経済 (economy), 観測 (observation), and 調査 (survey). The abbreviation 短観 is formed from 短期 and 観測.