経済 (けいざい, keizai) Japanese meaning: economy

経済 (けいざい, keizai) Japanese meaning: economy | Kotomora

Kanji

経sutra, longitude, pass thru
済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

Related words· 8

景けい気きN3sense 1
景気 refers narrowly to current business conditions or the economic climate, while 経済 covers the whole economic system.
家か計けいN1sense 2
家計 specifically means a household's budget or finances, while 経済 in this sense can refer to any person's or organization's finances.
節せつ約やくN3sense 3
節約 is the plain, everyday word for actively saving money or resources, while 経済 in this sense is a more formal or abstract way to say the same thing.
金きん融ゆうN2
経済 refers to the economy as a whole—production, consumption, and trade—while 金融 focuses narrowly on money flow, credit, and financial services.

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財ざい政せいN1
経済 refers to the economy as a whole—production, consumption, and trade—while 財政 focuses specifically on the financial management and condition of a government or organization.
日本にほん経けい済ざい
経済 is the general word for 'economy' in any country, while 日本経済 specifically refers to Japan's economy as a whole.
エコノミー
経済 is the standard, everyday word for an economy or economic affairs, while エコノミー sounds more business-style or borrowed and is often used in compounds.
経けい済ざい学がく
経済 refers to the economy or economic activity itself, while 経済学 is the academic discipline that studies it.

Opposites

浪ろう費ひN1sense 3
浪費 means wasteful spending, the opposite of 経済 used in the sense of thrift or economical use of resources.

Don't confuse with

経けい済ざい学がく sense 1
経済学 is specifically the academic discipline of economics, whereas 経済 can also mean the real-world economy or a person's finances.

Word family· 135

経けい済ざい学がく部ぶN3
department of economics; faculty of economics
経けい済ざい的てきN1
economic; financial · economical; thrifty; frugal
経けい済ざい危き機きN2
economic crisis

Written forms

経けい済ざいUsage100%
Standard and very common kanji spelling for all senses.
ケイザイUsage0%

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound written with 経 and 済. The modern meanings relate to economy, finances, and economical management; the exact historical development is not detailed.

経けい済ざい

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