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正常財 (seijouzai) Japanese meaning: normal good | Kotomora

正せい常じょう財ざい

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Meanings

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normal good

Economics term: a good for which demand increases as consumer income rises. Contrasts with inferior goods (劣等財).

See also: 上級財 · 優等財

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In economics, goods for which demand increases when income rises are called normal goods.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
常usual, ordinary, normal
財property, money, wealth

Related words

劣れっ等とう財ざい
An inferior good, for which demand decreases as income rises, opposite of 正常財.
上じょう級きゅう財ざい
A superior good, often used synonymously with 正常財, but sometimes distinguished as a good whose demand increases more than proportionally with income.

Built from

正せい常じょう+財ざい

Etymology

Compound of 正常 (normal) + 財 (goods). A direct calque from English 'normal goods' used in economics.