財ざい政せい

経けい済ざいN5sense 1
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.
財ざい務む
財務 emphasizes the operational management of money (e.g. a company's finance department), whereas 財政 emphasizes the overall financial condition, especially of a government.
会かい計けいN3sense 2
会計 is the process of recording and tracking transactions (accounting/bookkeeping), while 財政 is the broader financial state or affairs that result from such transactions.
金きん融ゆうN2
財政 refers to public or government fiscal matters, whereas 金融 covers the broader financial system including private banking and markets.

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家か計けいN1
財政 is used for the finances of a government, organization, or company, whereas 家計 is specifically about a household's finances.
財ざい源げんN1
財政 covers the overall state of finances (esp. of a government), while 財源 refers specifically to the source of the money that funds it.

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財ざい産さんN3
財政 refers to public or organizational finances (e.g. government budgets), while 財産 refers to personal property and wealth; the two share the kanji 財 but differ in scope.
農のう政せい
財政 (financial administration/public finance) and 農政 (agricultural administration) share the ending 政 and a similar sound, but refer to completely different government domains.

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財ざい政せい難なん
financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
財ざい政せい的てきN2
financial; economic; fiscal
財ざい政せい破は綻たんN1
fiscal collapse; economic collapse
財ざい政せい赤あか字じN1
fiscal deficit; budget deficit
財ざい政せい力りょく
economic power; financial strength

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財ざい政せい学がく
public finance; study of public finance
財ざい政せい家か
financier; financial expert
財ざい政せい面めん
financial aspects; financial side
区くの財ざい政せい
ward finances
国こっ家か財ざい政せい
national finance; central government finance
地ち方ほう財ざい政せい
local government finance

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Etymology

Compound of 財 (ざい, 'wealth, assets') and 政 (せい, 'government, administration'). The term originally referred to the management of state wealth and later broadened to general financial affairs.