Sunday, April 16, 2017

Learn Japanese Economics Terms with the Bank of Japan (February 2017)

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For February 2017 two Bank of Japan papers, the February issue of the NTT Technical Review and a Wall Street Journal Japan article were used to source 20 Japanese language Technology and Finance terms for the purposes of (a) having a blog post and (b) building a larger vocabulary of very useful Japanese jargon for the niche audience that would use such terminology.
English
Japanese
Kanji
Kana
国境税
こっきょうぜい
消費財
しょうひざい
Developed Country
先進国
せんしんこく
Employment
雇用
こよう
Financial Conditions/Environment
金融環境
きんゆうかんきょう
High Income Countries
高所得国
こしょとくくに
家計支出
かけいししゅつ
IP Packet

IPパケット
最後の貸し手
さいご の かして
中間所得層
ちゅうかん しょとくそう
Middle Income Trap
中所得国
の罠
ちゅうしょとく
の わな
中所得国
ちゅうしょとくこく
多国籍企業
たこくせききぎょう
Petty-Clark's
Law
ペティ・クラーク
の法則
ペティ・クラーク
の ほうそく
フィリップス
きょくせん
Scrum

スクラム
Service Sector
サービス業
サービスぎょう
環太平洋
経済
連携協定
かんたいへいよう
けいざい
れんけい きょうてい
世界銀行
せかいぎんこう
せかい ぼうえき
きかん


First Kanji
国 is the first Kanji in the main vocabulary. It is a JLPT N5 character that means country.
Kun: くに
On:  コク
Chinese Pronunciation: guó
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Word in Use

From: The Wall Street Journal, WSJで学ぶ経済英語】第265回 国境税, 6 February 2017
  • Mr. Trump promised incentives for businesses that produce and hire in the U.S., but warned the leaders, “If you go to another country…we are going to be imposing a very major border tax.”
  • トランプ氏は米国での生産と雇用を行う企業には優遇策を約束する半面、「他国行くならば、極めて大型の国境税課すつもりだ」と警告した

Culture Corner

From: The Northern Song Ru Ware Narcissus Basins Special Exhibit at The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka. 阪市立東洋陶磁美術館. December 10, 2016 - March 26, 2017.
  • 底面には6つ目跡が見られ、その内側には、No. I、No. II、と同じく「食盆]と題する乾隆御製詩が彫られている。
  • The base bears 6 spur marks, surrounding an engraved poem titled “Dog Food Bowl” written by the Qianlong Emperor, similar in content to No. I and No. II.
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Sources

Bank of Japan
NTT Technical Review
Wall Street Journal
Investopedia.com, jisho.org, visualmandarin.com,
Brochure for the special exhibit, Northern Song Ru Ware Narcissus Basins, Treasured Masterpieces from the National Palace Museum, Taipei at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka.


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