Meaning

Primary

Economy

Alternatives

Economics, The Economy

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

When a passage of time comes to an end, you look back on it and see how well you did. Did we make more money? Did we make less? That's all economics, baby (that's money, baby!).

Reading

けいざい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The さい changes to ざい, though, so watch out for that.

Context

Context Sentences

トーフグが毎晩飲み会を設けているのは、経済活性化のためです。

Tofugu holds a drinking party every night to help stimulate the economy.

ひいおじいちゃんが、「金欠だから経済しないと」って言ってたけど、なんか経済するって節約するって意味らしいよ。

My great grandfather told me he had to "economize because he's broke." Apparently "economizing" means being thrifty with your money.

コウイチが大統領に就任してからというもの、アメリカの経済は急ピッチで回復している。

Since Koichi was inaugurated as President, the US economy has continued to recover at a rapid pace.

Kanji Composition