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経常 (けいじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
ordinary ; current ; recurring
Primarily used in economic and accounting contexts to describe regular, ongoing items such as income, expenditure, or profit, as opposed to extraordinary or one-time items.
けい
常じょう
利り
益えき
が
前ぜん
年ねん
比ひ
で
増ぞう
加か
し
た
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Ordinary profit increased compared to the previous year.
Kanji 経 sutra, longitude, pass thru Similar words 通つう 常じょう 通常 is a general word for 'usual' or 'normal' in everyday contexts, while 経常 is a technical term limited to recurring financial or economic items.
特とく 別べつ 特別 means 'special' or 'extraordinary' and is often contrasted with 経常 in accounting (e.g., 経常利益 vs. 特別利益).
Etymology Compound of 経 (passage, ongoing) and 常 (usual, constant). The term was coined in modern Japanese for economic and accounting use, likely as a translation of Western concepts like 'ordinary' or 'current' in financial statements.
