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拓殖銀行 (takushokuginkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

拓たく殖しょく銀ぎん行こう

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Meanings

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Takushoku Bank

company name

Proper noun referring to a specific historical Japanese bank. Not a general term.

拓たく殖しょく銀ぎん行こうはかつて北ほっ海かい道どうに存そん在ざいした銀ぎん行

こう

です

。

Takushoku Bank was a bank that once existed in Hokkaido.

Kanji

拓clear (the land), open, break up (land)
殖augment, increase, multiply
銀silver
行going, journey, carry out

Etymology

Compound of 拓殖 (たくしょく, 'colonization/development') and 銀行 (ぎんこう, 'bank'). The name reflects the bank's historical role in financing development projects.