日本銀行

日本銀行

See also: 日本银行

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan	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
• Min Nan (POJ): Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng / Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Rìběn Yínháng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeen Ynharng
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ in³⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² ngan⁴ hong⁴
    • Yale: yaht bún ngàhn hòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² ngan⁴ hong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² ngen⁴ hong⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ ŋɐn²¹ hɔːŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng
    • Tâi-lô: Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lidpuon gunhaang
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lit̚²⁴⁻²² pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ gun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gun²⁴⁻¹¹ haŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gun²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gun²⁴⁻²² haŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng
    • Tâi-lô: Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jidpuon ginhaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ gin¹³⁻²² haŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑit̚⁴⁻³² pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ gin²³⁻³³ haŋ²³/

Proper noun

日本銀行

1. Bank of Japan

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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

日本銀行: the Bank of Japan headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo.

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

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) にっぽんぎ​んこー [nìppóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞ŋ ʲɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 (hiragana にっぽんぎんこう, rōmaji Nippon Ginkō, historical hiragana にっぽんぎんかう)

1. the Bank of Japan

   Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.

Derived terms

• 日 (にっ)本 (ぽん)銀 (ぎん)行 (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

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) にほんぎ​んこー [nìhóń gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞ŋ ʲɡʲĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 (hiragana にほんぎんこう, rōmaji Nihon Ginkō, historical hiragana にほんぎんかう)

1. the Bank of Japan

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN