Japanese symbol for “inflation”
インフレ
インフレ
Romaji: infure
inflation
In Japanese, inflation is インフレ (infure).
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Meanings
- n inflation
Other Japanese words for “inflation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水増し | みずまし mizumashi | inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding |
| インフレーション | インフレーション infureeshon | inflation |
| 膨満 | ぼうまん bouman | distention; fullness; inflation |
| 物価高 | ぶっかだか bukkadaka | high prices of commodities; increased cost of living; inflation |
| 物価上昇率 | ぶっかじょうしょうりつ bukkajoushouritsu | price escalation rate; price increase rate; inflation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inflation”.
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.