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This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: economy and finance

Money, banking, prices, taxes, investment: economics and finance vocabulary in Japanese.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Economy and finance”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
広告	advertising
資産	asset
貸借対照表	balance sheet
銀行	bank
政策金利	base rate
債券	bond
広告活動	campaign
資本	capital
競争	competition
契約	contract
法人税	corporation tax
原価	cost
危機	crisis
負債	debt
需要	demand
流通	distribution
経済	economy
固定金利	fixed rate
基金	fund
成長	growth
指数	index
保険	insurance
発売	launch
利ざや	margin
市場	market
お金	money
値段	price
商品	product
有価証券	security
役務	service
株式	share
証券取引所	stock exchange
供給	supply
標的顧客	target
租税	tax
資金を運用する	to invest funds
商業	trade
売上高	turnover
価値	value
富	wealth

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
会計	accounting
買収	acquisition
監査	audit
緊縮	austerity
バブル	bubble
輸出	export
金融	finance
世界化	globalisation
売上総利益	gross margin
輸入	import
インフレ	inflation
運用資金	investmentInvested savings
請求明細書	invoice
レバレッジ	leverage
負債項目	liability
合併	merger
最低賃金	minimum wage
独占	monopoly
商談	negotiation
運用資産構成	portfolio
不動産投資	property investment
財政支出	public spending
株主	shareholder
景気刺激	stimulus
株式公開	stock market flotation
企業年金	supplementary pension
納入業者	supplier
租税回避地	tax haven
申告する	to declare
資金を出す	to fund
破産する	to go bankrupt
変動費	variable cost
変動金利	variable rate
源泉徴収	withholding tax
利回り	yield

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
損益分岐点	break even point
仲介手数料	brokerage
予算見通し	budget forecast
資金繰り	cash flow
債権者	creditor
関税	customs duty
減価償却	depreciation
分散投資	diversification
配当金	dividend
禁輸措置	embargo
流動性	liquidity
時価総額	market capitalisation
海外移転	offshoring
備えの貯金	rainy day savings
国内回帰	reshoring
下請け	subcontracting
租税優遇措置	tax loophole
追徴課税	tax reassessment
変動する	to fluctuate
借金を負う	to get into debt
保険料を納める	to pay contributions
投機する	to speculate
貿易黒字	trade surplus
清算	winding up
運転資本	working capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Economy and finance”. The full topic holds 162 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 57 at the medium level and 41 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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