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貯蓄銀行

貯蓄銀行

See also: 贮蓄银行

Chinese

savings bank
trad. (貯蓄銀行) 貯蓄 銀行
simp. (贮蓄银行) 贮蓄 银行

Noun

貯蓄銀行

  1. (Taiwanese Min Nan) savings bank

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょ
Grade: 4
ちく
Grade: S
ぎん
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 貯蓄 (chochiku, savings) + 銀行 (ginkō, bank).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょちくぎんこう [chòchíkú gíꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka - [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞t͡ɕikɯᵝ ɡĩŋko̞ː]

Noun

貯蓄銀行 (hiragana ちょちくぎんこう, romaji chochiku ginkō)

  1. (archaic, no longer existing in Japan) A savings bank, a thrift. Established under laws passed in 1890 during the Meiji period and in 1920 during the Taishō period. Role was later merged into that of normal banks by a law passed in 1943 during the Shōwa period.

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References

  1. 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
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0