Chinese

		Japan	bank
trad. (日本銀行)		日本	銀行
simp. (日本银行)		日本	银行

Proper noun

日本銀行

1. Bank of Japan

Japanese

日本銀行: the Bank of Japan headquarters in Chūō, Tokyo.

Etymology 1

Compound of 日本 ‎(Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 銀行 ‎(ginkō, “bank”).^[1][2]

The Nippon reading for 日本 here is part of the official name of the bank.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• にっぽんぎ​んこう (Nakadaka)
• IPA^(key): [nipːõ̞ŋ ɡĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 ‎(hiragana にっぽんぎんこう, romaji Nippon Ginkō, historical hiragana にっぽんぎんかう)

1. the Bank of Japan

   Often abbreviated in English as BOJ.

Derived terms

• 日本銀行券 (にっぽんぎんこうけん, ​Nippon Ginkō Ken): Bank of Japan note, Bank of Japan bank note
• 日銀 (にちぎん, ​Nichigin): abbreviation of 日本銀行

Etymology 2

Alternate reading. The Nihon reading for 日本 here is less common.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• にほんぎ​んこう (Nakadaka)
• IPA^(key): [nihõ̞ŋ ɡĩŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

日本銀行 ‎(hiragana にほんぎんこう, romaji Nihon Ginkō, historical hiragana にほんぎんかう)

1. the Bank of Japan

References

1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9