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財界 (ざいかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

財ざい界かい

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Meanings

1

financial world; business circles

Refers to the collective world of finance, big business, and corporate leaders; often used in news and economic contexts.

財ざい界かいのリーダーたちが会かい合ごうを開ひらいた。
Leaders of the financial world held a meeting.

彼かれは財ざい界かいで広ひろく知しられている。

He is widely known in business circles.

Usage patterns

財ざい界かいに進しん出しゅつするto move into (enter) business/financial circles
彼かれは政せい治じ家かとして活かつ躍やくした後あと、財ざい界かいに進しん出しゅつした。
After a career as a politician, he moved into the business world.
財ざい界かいの意い向こうをうかがうto gauge the wishes/opinion of business circles
政せい府ふは新あたらしい税ぜい制せいについて財ざい界かいの意い向こうをうかがった。
The government sought to gauge business circles' views on the new tax system.
財ざい界かいからの支し持じを得えるto gain support from business circles
その候こう補ほ者しゃは財ざい界かいからの支し持じを得えて選せん挙きょに勝かった。
The candidate won the election with the support of business circles.

Kanji

財property, money, wealth
界world, boundary

Related words

経けい済ざい界かい
経済界 refers broadly to the economic world and business community, while 財界 focuses more narrowly on finance and top corporate leadership.
実じつ業ぎょう界かい
実業界 emphasizes the world of industry and commerce in general, whereas 財界 centers on the elite of finance and big business who influence policy.
金きん融ゆう界かいN2
財界 usually points to the influential business/financial leaders and their circles, whereas 金融界 refers more broadly to the financial industry as a whole.
産さん業ぎょう界かい
財界 highlights business leaders and financial circles, whereas 産業界 refers more broadly to the entire industrial and business sector.

Don't confuse with

政せい界かいN1
政界 refers to the political world of politicians and government, while 財界 refers to the financial and business world of corporate leaders.
財ざい閥ばつN1
財界 refers to the business/financial world as a whole, while 財閥 refers to one specific conglomerate or family group of great wealth.

Word family

政せい財ざい界かい
political and business circles; the political and business establishment
財ざい界かい人じん
financier; business leader

Etymology

Compound of 財 (ざい, 'wealth, finance') and 界 (かい, 'world, circle'). The term emerged in modern Japanese to describe the sphere of financial and corporate influence.