日本銀行

See also: 日本银行

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates	bank; jewellery dealer
trad. (日本銀行)		日本	銀行
simp. (日本银行)		日本	银行

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Rìběn Yínháng

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ bun² ngan⁴ hong⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng / Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Rìběn Yínháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Rìhběn Yínháng
  - Wade–Giles: Jih⁴-pên³ Yin²-hang²
  - Yale: R̀-běn Yín-háng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeen Ynharng
  - Palladius: Жибэнь Иньхан (Žibɛnʹ Inʹxan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ in³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² ngan⁴ hong⁴
  - Yale: yaht bún ngàhn hòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² ngan⁴ hong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² ngen⁴ hong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng
  - Tâi-lô: Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lidpuon gunhaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡun²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ haŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng
  - Tâi-lô: Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jidpuon ginhaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin¹³⁻²² haŋ¹³/

Proper noun

日本銀行

Bank of Japan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	銀	行
にち > にっ Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	ぎん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, “bank”).^[1]^[2]

The Nippon reading for 日本 here is part of the official name of the bank.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にっぽんぎんこー [nìppóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚po̞ŋʲ ɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行(にっぽんぎんこう) • (Nippon Ginkō) ^{←にっぽんぎんかう (Nipponginkau)^?}

the Bank of Japan
Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.

Derived terms

日本(にっぽん)銀行(ぎんこう)券(けん) (Nippon Ginkō Ken): Bank of Japan note, Bank of Japan bank note
日銀(にちぎん) (Nichigin): abbreviation of 日本銀行

Etymology 2

Alternate reading. The Nihon reading for 日本 here is less common.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にほんぎんこー [nìhóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iho̞ŋʲ ɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行(にほんぎんこう) • (Nihon Ginkō) ^{←にほんぎんかう (Nifonginkau)^?}

the Bank of Japan

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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