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経常勘定 (けいじょうかんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

経けい常じょう勘かん定じょう

Meanings

1

noun

current account

Economic term referring to the part of a country's balance of payments that records trade in goods and services, income, and current transfers.

日本にほんの経けい常じょう勘かん定じょうは長なが年ねん黒くろ字じが続つづいている。
Japan's current account has been in surplus for many years.

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
常usual, ordinary, normal
勘intuition, perception, check
定

determine, fix, establish

Similar words

経けい常じょう収しゅう支し
経常収支 is the current account balance (the net result), while 経常勘定 is the account itself.
資し本ほん勘かん定じょう
資本勘定 is the capital account, which records capital transfers and non-produced, non-financial assets, distinct from the current account.

Etymology

Compound of 経常 (けいじょう, 'ordinary' or 'current') and 勘定 (かんじょう, 'account' or 'calculation'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'current account' in economics.