Learn Japanese from Japanese Banks (6-17 June 2016)

Learn Japanese From Japanese Banks

For the 2 weeks of beginning 6 June 2017 5 press releases from 2 Japanese banks were used to find 10 Japanese Language finance terms for study and incorporation into one’s vocabulary.

The 2 banks were the Bank of Japan and MUFG.

English	Japanese
	Kanji	Kana	Romanji
Entrepreneurship (starting a business)	起業	きぎょう	Kigyō
Depository Institution	預金取扱 機関	よきんとりあつかい きかん	Yokintoriatsukai kikan
Reinvest	再投資	さい とうし	Sai tōshi
Debt Instrument	負債性 資本	ふさいせい しほん	Fusai-sei shihon
Financial Derivative Instruments	金融派生 商品	きんゆう はせい しょうひん	Kin'yū hasei shōhin
Growth Forecast	成長率 見通し	せいちょうりつ みとうし	Seichō-ritsu mitōshi
Unemployment Rate	失業 率	しつぎょう りつ	Shitsugyō Ritsu
Risk Factors	リスク 要因	リスク よういん	Risuku Yōin
Price Stability	物価 安定	ぶっか あんてい	Bukka Antei
Federal Funds Rate		フェデラル・ ファンド・ レート	Federaru Fando Rēto

First Kanji

The first kanji in the main terminology is 起, which happens to be a JLPT N4 character. According to jisho.org, 起 means rouse, wake up, and get up.

On: キ	Kun:お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Chinese Pronunciation: qǐ

Word in Use

From: 通貨及び金融の調節に関する報告書, Bank of Japan, 14 June 2016.  p. 16.

金融政策面では、米国連邦準備制度は、12 月会合で政策金利であるフェデラル・ ファンド・レートの誘導目標水準を 0～0.25％の範囲から 0.25～0.50％の範囲へ と引き上げた。
On the topic of monetary policy, in its December meeting the  U.S. Federal Reserve has increased its target level for the Federal Funds Rate from a range of 0% to 0.25% to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%.

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Sources

Bank of Japan	http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk86-87n2-5 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk86-87n6-7 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk86-87n8-9 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk86-87n10
MUFG	http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk86-87n1
Businessdictionary.com, investopedia.com, Jisho.org, visualmandarin.com

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