経済
けいざい
hepburn keizai
economy
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 日本の経済について勉強しています。I am studying about the Japanese economy.
- 経済のニュースは少し難しいです。Economic news is a little difficult.
Collocations
経済の問題経済が良い世界経済経済新聞経済が発展する
Mnemonic
経済 keizai — 経 (to pass, to manage) + 済 (to relieve, to settle). It is a contraction of 経世済民 — "to govern the world and relieve the people." The modern sense of "economy" grew out of that classical phrase. 経 is the shinjitai of 經.
Quick check
Which four-character phrase is the origin of 経済?