国こく民みん所しょ得とく

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Meanings

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noun

national income

Economic term referring to the total income earned by a nation's residents and businesses, including wages, profits, and taxes, over a given period. Used in formal and academic contexts.

国こく民みん所しょ得とくの増ぞう加かは経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうの指し標ひょうの一ひと

つ

です

。

An increase in national income is one indicator of economic growth.

政せい府ふは国こく民みん所しょ得とくの分ぶん配ぱいについて議ぎ論ろんしている。

The government is discussing the distribution of national income.

Kanji

国country
民people, nation, subjects
所place, extent
得gain, get, find

Related words

国こく富ふ
国民所得 measures the flow of income earned by a nation's residents in a given period, while 国富 measures the total stock of a nation's accumulated wealth.

Don't confuse with

国こく民みん総そう生せい産さん
国民総生産 is the total value of goods and services produced, whereas 国民所得 is the income earned by residents after deducting depreciation and indirect taxes, so the two figures differ even though they are closely related.

Word family

名めい目もく国こく民みん所しょ得とく
nominal national income
実じっ質しつ国こく民みん所しょ得とく
real national income

Built from

国こく民みん+所しょ得とく

Etymology

Compound of 国民 (kokumin, 'nation's people') and 所得 (shotoku, 'income'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'national income' and became common in Japanese economic discourse in the 20th century.