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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Li̍t-pún Gûn-hâng / Ji̍t-pún Gîn-hâng

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• 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

1. 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

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

Etymology 1

Compound of 日本 (Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, “bank”).

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)?}

1. 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.

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)?}

1. the Bank of Japan