Japanese symbol for “fdi”
海外直接投資
かいがいちょくせつとうし
Romaji: kaigaichokusetsutoushi
foreign direct investment; FDI
In Japanese, fdi is 海外直接投資, read かいがいちょくせつとうし (kaigaichokusetsutoushi).
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Meanings
- n foreign direct investment; FDI
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fdi”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外国直接投資 | がいこくちょくせつとうし gaikokuchokusetsutoushi | foreign direct investment; FDI |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 海岸 | かいがん kaigan | seashore; coast; seaside |
| 海軍 | かいぐん kaigun | navy; naval force |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 海上 | かいじょう kaijou | (on the) sea; surface of the sea |
| 海洋 | かいよう kaiyou | ocean; sea |
| 外国 | がいこく gaikoku | foreign country |
| 以外 | いがい igai | excluding; except (for); apart from |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct; immediate; personal |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch; contact; touching |
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting; ballot; poll |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
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