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日本銀行 (にっぽんぎんこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日本にっぽん銀ぎん行こう

also: にほんぎんこう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

Bank of Japan; BOJ

The central bank of Japan. Often abbreviated as 日銀 (にちぎん) in news and financial contexts.

日本にっぽん銀ぎん行こうは金きん融ゆう政せい策さくを決けっ定ていする。
The Bank of Japan decides monetary policy.
日本にっぽん銀ぎん行こう券けんは日本にほんの法ほう定てい通つう貨かです

。

Bank of Japan notes are legal tender in Japan.

Written forms

日本銀行
- にっぽんぎんこう
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading にっぽんぎんこう is the official name and more common in news.
- にほんぎんこう
  Alternate reading; less common but still used. The official reading is にっぽんぎんこう.
にほんぎんこう

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
本book, present, main
銀silver
行going, journey, carry out

Similar words

日にち銀ぎん
Common abbreviation for 日本銀行, used frequently in news and financial reporting.

Etymology

Compound of 日本 (Japan) and 銀行 (bank). The official reading にっぽんぎんこう reflects the formal pronunciation of 日本.