10 Japanese Finance and Tech Terms

2週間ニュースから五日本語の言葉

6 of the 10 fortnight’s Japanese Finance and Technology terms are investing terms from the Wall Street Journal and Nomura. The 4 Japanese tech terms were used by Softbank.  All terms originate from articles and press releases of the three companies issued between 29 August 2016 and 9 September 2016.

English	Japanese
	Kanji	Kana	Romanji
Actively Managed Stock Fund	アクティブ 運用型 ファンド	アクティブ うんようがた ファンド	Akutibu un'yō-gata fando
Passively Managed Stock Fund	パッシブ 運用型 ファンド	パッシブ うんようがた ファンド	Passhibu un'yō-gata fando
Callable Bond	コーラブル 債	コーラブル さい	Kōraburu sai
Tender Offer	本公開 買付け	ほん こうかい かいつけ	Hon kōkai kaitsuke
Font		フォント	Fonto
Low reflection	低反射	てい はんしゃ	Tei hansha
Antireflection	反射防止	はんしゃ ぼうし	hansha bōshi
Power Saving	省電力	しょう でんりょく	Shō denryoku
Borrowed Shares	借入 株式	かりいれ かぶしき	Kariire kabushiki
Return on Equity	自己資本 利益率	じこ しほん りえきりつ	Jiko shihon rieki-ritsu

First Kanji

The first kanji in the main terminology is 運 . Per jisho.org the character means carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, and advance.

On: ウン	Kun: はこ.ぶ
Chinese Pronunciation:  yùn

Word in Use

From: Wall Street Journal, 5 September 2016

• 同社のバイスプレジデント、アンドリュー・ペース氏は「コーラブル債が大量に発行されている」とし、「コール条項が付くことでどれほど利回りが違い得るのかを見ると興味深い」と述べた。
• “We’ve seen lots and lots of callable bonds,” said Andrew Pace, a vice president at the firm. “It’s interesting to see how different returns can be with that call feature.”

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This Fortnight’s Chinese Terminology

Sources

Nomura	http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n9 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n10
Softbank	http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n4 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n5 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n6-7 http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n8
Wall Street Journal	http://bit.ly/10JWordsWk98n1 http://on.wsj.com/2fhNk6s
jisho.org, visualmandarin.com, investopedia.com

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10 Chinese Computing Terms [mostly] (29 August - 9 September 2016)

从两个星期的新闻学十个生词

This post’s source materials come from press releases of 2 telecommunications equipment makers - Huawei & ZTE - and one telecommunications regulator - the National Communications Commision.  The cited 7 press releases were all issued between 29 August 2016 and 9 September 2016 and center on technology and telecommunications.

English	Chinese
	汉字	Pinyin
Open Architecture	开放架构	Kāifàng jiàgòu
Minicomputer	小型机	xiǎoxíng jī
Performance	性能	xìngnéng
Line card	线卡	xiàn kǎ
Distribution Channel	分发渠道	Fēnfā qúdào
Domain Expert (Subject Matter Expert)	领域专家	Lǐngyù zhuānjiā
Support Staff	支持人员	Zhīchí rényuán
User-centric	用户为中心	Yònghù wéi zhōngxīn
Integrity	诚信	Chéngxìn
Public Domain	公共領域	gōnggòng lǐngyù

Hanzi in the Main Terminology

开 kāi	放 fàng	架 jià	构 gòu
小 xiǎo	型 xíng	机 jī
性 xìng	能 néng		线 xiàn	卡 kǎ
分 fēn	发 fā	渠 qú	道 dào
领 lǐng	域 yù	专 zhuān	家 jiā
支 zhī	持 chí	人 rén	员 yuán
用 yòng	户 hù	为 wéi	中 zhōng	心 xīn
诚 chéng	信 xìn	公 gōng	共 gòng	域 yù

Word in Use

From: ZTE, 中兴通讯掀内部反腐风暴 23人移交法办 . 2 September 2016.

• 赵先明表示，公司致力于在全球的商业行为中恪守高标准的道德和诚信，这是公司持续获得成功的关键。
• Zhao Xianming said the company is committed to global business practices abide by the high standards of ethics and integrity, which is the key to sustained success of the company.

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This Fortnight's Japanese Terms

Sources

Huawei	http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n1 http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n3-4 http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n5 http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n6 http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n7
ZTE	http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n8 http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n9
National Communications Commission	http://bit.ly/10CWordsWk97n10
yellowbridgemandarin.com

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