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経済

keizai

Description

「経済」は、お金やものを作ったり、売ったり、買ったりする、社会のしくみのことです。

"経済" refers to the system in society involving making, selling, and buying money and goods.

ニュースや新聞でよく使われる言葉で、国や世界のお金の動きを話すときに使います。

It is a word often used in news and newspapers when talking about the movement of money in a country or the world.

Meanings

経済keizai

economy; the system of money, goods, and trade

今、日本の経済はあまり良くありません。

Japan's economy is not very good right now.

経済keizai

economics as a field of study

大学で経済を勉強しています。

I am studying economics at university.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    from 経世済民 ("govern the world, relieve the people"), shortened to 経済.

  • Nuance

    often combined as 経済的 ("economical/economic") or 経済成長 ("economic growth").

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