Japanese symbol for “economy”
経済
けいざい
Romaji: keizai
economy; economics
In Japanese, economy is 経済, read けいざい (keizai).
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Meanings
- n economy; economics
- n finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
- n being economical; economy; thrift
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “economy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倹約 | けんやく ken'yaku | thrift; economy; frugality |
| エコノミー | エコノミー ekonomii | economy; economics; finance |
| 節減 | せつげん setsugen | retrenchment; curtailment; economy |
| 理財 | りざい rizai | finance; economy |
| 経済性 | けいざいせい keizaisei | economy (saving money) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 経験 | けいけん keiken | experience |
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management; administration; operation |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage (of time); elapsing; lapse |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | going through; going via; going by way of |
| 救済 | きゅうさい kyuusai | relief; aid; help |
| 返済 | へんさい hensai | repayment; reimbursement; refund |
| 済む | すむ sumu | to finish; to end; to be completed |
See also: Chinese symbol for “economy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.