► 副詞
細々 [(2)ほそぼそ] meaning: poor rank: 3
☆ 彼等は年金で細々と暮らしている ⇨ They are living very frugally with pensions
► 動詞
生産 [せいさん] [生産する] meaning: produce rank: 2
☆ この工場は一日に百台の車を生産する ⇨ This factory produces 100 cars per day
破産 [はさん] [破産する] meaning: bankrupt rank: 2
☆ 彼は株の暴落で破産した ⇨ He’s gone bankrupt because of the stock market crash (☛ Used for both individuals and corporations)
産出 [さんしゅつ] [産出する] meaning: produce rank: 3
☆ 原油は主に中東で産出される ⇨ Crude oil is produced mainly in the Middle East (☛ Usually about natural products)
窮乏 [きゅうぼう] [窮乏する] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 戦争によって人々は窮乏した ⇨ People struggled to live, find food and essentials, because of the war
食いっぱぐれる [(6)くいっぱぐれる] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は医者だから食いっぱぐれることは絶対にない ⇨ He is a doctor, so he will never be too poor to eat
破綻 [はたん] [破綻する] meaning: bankrupt rank: 4
☆ 国の財政が破綻した ⇨ The country’s finance broke, went bankrupt
貧窮 [ひんきゅう] [貧窮する] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 世界中で多くの人達が貧窮している ⇨ Many people in the world are struggling in poverty
寄り付く [よりつく] meaning: price rank: 4
☆ 一ドル130円で寄り付いた ⇨ The market started at a dollar 130 yen (☛ A trading market term)
► 名詞
景気 [けいき] meaning: economy rank: 1
☆ 最近景気が悪い ⇨ Economy is not good lately (☛ The state of economy people feel in everyday life)
経済 [(1)けいざい] [tech] meaning: economy rank: 1
☆ 世界経済 ⇨ The world economy
☆ 彼は大学で経済学を学んでいる ⇨ He is studying economy in college
工業 [(1)こうぎょう] meaning: produce rank: 1
☆ 工業が日本経済の柱だ ⇨ Manufacturing has been the pillar of Japanese economy
貧乏 [(1)びんぼう] [貧乏する] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 彼は生まれて一度も貧乏をしたことがない ⇨ He has never been poor in his life
株 [(2)かぶ] meaning: stock rank: 2
☆ 彼は株に投資している ⇨ He invests in stocks
金融 [きんゆう] [liter] meaning: finance rank: 2
☆ 銀行は金融機関の一種だ ⇨ Banks are one type of financial institutions
月給 [げっきゅう] meaning: salary rank: 2
☆ 月給50万円 ⇨ A monthly salary of ¥500K (☛ Monthly salary)
市場 [しじょう] meaning: market rank: 2
☆ 住宅市場 ⇨ Housing market
☆ 市場価格 ⇨ Market prices
資本 [(1)しほん] meaning: capital rank: 2
☆ 人間体が資本だ ⇨ Body is a capital for a human. Body, health, is your own capital
時給 [じきゅう] meaning: salary rank: 2
☆ 時給二千円 ⇨ An hourly wage of ¥2,000
需要 [じゅよう] meaning: demand rank: 2
☆ 需要が供給を遥かに上回っている ⇨ The demand is far exceeding the supply
生産 [せいさん] meaning: produce rank: 2
☆ 国別の石油の生産量 ⇨ Oil production quantity by country
破産 [はさん] meaning: bankrupt rank: 2
☆ 彼は破産の手続きを行った ⇨ He filed for bankruptcy (☛ Used for both individuals and corporations)
不況 [ふきょう] meaning: economy rank: 2
☆ 業界全体が不況に苦しんでいる ⇨ The entire industry is struggling through bad economy (☛ Bad economy)
不景気 [(2)ふけいき] meaning: economy rank: 2
☆ 不景気で商売上がったりだ ⇨ The business has dried up because of the bad economy (☛ Bad economy)
不動産 [(2)ふどうさん] meaning: real estate rank: 2
☆ 不動産屋 ⇨ A real estate agency
物価 [ぶっか] [tech] meaning: price rank: 2
☆ 物価は上昇し続けている ⇨ Consumer prices keep going up (☛ Literally “prices of things”. The collective consumer prices)
インフレ [いんふれ] meaning: inflation rank: 3
☆ インフレが進んでいる ⇨ Inflation is increasing (☛ An abbreviation of “inflation”)
円安 [えんだか] meaning: yen rank: 3
☆ 円安で輸入が高く付く ⇨ Import costs a lot because of weak Yen
円高 [えんだか] meaning: yen rank: 3
☆ 円高で輸出が儲からない ⇨ Export won’t earn enough money because of string Yen
株価 [(2)かぶか] meaning: stock rank: 3
☆ 株価は上昇している ⇨ Stock prices are going up
株式 [(2)かぶしき] meaning: stock rank: 3
☆ 株式市場 ⇨ A stock market
給与 [(1)きゅうよ] [tech] meaning: salary rank: 3
☆ 給与明細 ⇨ The breakdown of salary
☆ 会社の給与体系 ⇨ The salary structure of the company (☛ Typically for wage for office workers)
国産 [こくさん] meaning: domestic rank: 3
☆ 僕はずっと国産車に乗ってきた ⇨ I’ve always driven domestic cars (☛ Domestically made)
産出 [さんしゅつ] meaning: produce rank: 3
☆ 石油産出国 ⇨ Oil-producing countries (☛ Usually about natural products)
財政 [ざいせい] meaning: finance rank: 3
☆ 日本の財政赤字 ⇨ The national debt of Japan (☛ The finance of a government)
財閥 [ざいばつ] meaning: rich rank: 3
☆ 日本の産業の多くは一部の財閥に集中していた ⇨ Most of Japanese industries were concentrated to a handful of conglomerates
財務 [(1)ざいむ] meaning: finance rank: 3
☆ 財務長官 ⇨ The secretary of treasury, finance
相場 [そうば] meaning: market rank: 3
☆ なんでこの家は相場より低い値段なんだろう？ ⇨ Why is this house cheaper than the market price?
☆ 相場は急速に変動している ⇨ The market is moving rapidly
動産 [どうさん] [tech] meaning: asset rank: 3
☆ 動産の資産価値 ⇨ The value of the liquid assets (☛ Liquid asset)
日当 [にっとう] meaning: salary rank: 3
☆ 日当一万円 ⇨ A daily wage of ¥10K (☛ Typically a daily wage for a temporary job)
貧困 [ひんこん] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 3
☆ 彼は貧困の中で育った ⇨ He grew up in poverty
貧富 [(1)ひんぷ] [liter] meaning: economy rank: 3
☆ 米国は貧富の差が非常に激しい ⇨ The gap between the rich and the poor is very wide in the US
有給 [ゆうきゅう] meaning: salary rank: 3
☆ 有給休暇 ⇨ Paid vacations
外資 [がいし] meaning: capital rank: 4
☆ 外資導入 ⇨ Introduction of foreign capital (☛ Literally “outside capital”)
食い上げ [くいあげ] meaning: live rank: 4
☆ このままでは飯の食い上げだ ⇨ We cannot eat, sustain lives, at this rate (☛ Won’t have enough to buy food)
先物 [さきもの] meaning: future rank: 4
☆ 先物市場 ⇨ The future trading market
時価 [(1)じか] meaning: price rank: 4
☆ 時価五千万円相当の宝石が盗まれた ⇨ Jewelry worth about ¥50 million has been stolen (☛ Current market price)
水産 [すいさん] meaning: sea rank: 4
☆ 水産会社 ⇨ A marine product, seafood, company (☛ Literally “water produce”)
地価 [(1)ちか] meaning: price rank: 4
☆ 地価が高騰した ⇨ The real estate price has soared (☛ Real estate price)
賃金 [(1)ちんぎん] [tech] meaning: salary rank: 4
☆ 法定最低賃金 ⇨ Legal minimum wage (☛ A technical term, typically for wage for manual workers)
日給 [にっきゅう] meaning: salary rank: 4
☆ 日給一万円の仕事 ⇨ A job with a day pay of ¥10K (☛ Typically a daily wage for a temporary job)
裸一貫 [(4)はだかいっかん] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は裸一貫から財を成した ⇨ He has build his wealth from being naked, nothing but himself
無給 [むきゅう] meaning: salary rank: 4
☆ 彼は無給の奉仕活動をしている ⇨ He does unpaid volunteer work
労賃 [(1)ろうちん] meaning: salary rank: 4
☆ (☛ Typically wage for manual workers)
► 形容詞
貧しい [(3)まずしい] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 彼は精神が貧しい ⇨ He is spiritually poor, not a great person
☆ 彼は貧しい家庭の出身だ ⇨ He’s from a poor family
► 形容動詞
貧乏 [(1)びんぼう] [coll] meaning: poor rank: 1
☆ 金持ちは全て悪い人で貧乏な人は全て良い人ということはない ⇨ It is not true that all rich people are bad people and all poor people are good people
経済的 [けいざいてき] meaning: economical rank: 2
☆ それは余り経済的な資源の使い方ではない ⇨ That is not a very economical way of using the resources
☆ 彼は経済的な理由で学校を中退した ⇨ He dropped out of school for an economical reason
極貧 [ごくひん] [liter] meaning: poor rank: 4
☆ 彼は極貧生活を送っている ⇨ He lives in extreme poverty