日本銀行(にっぽんぎんこう)

にっぽんぎんこう
noun (proper)
Bank of Japan
1. Bank of Japan; BOJ
Japan's central bank, responsible for monetary policy, issuing currency, and maintaining financial stability. Abbreviated as 日銀 (にちぎん).
日本銀行(にっぽんぎんこう)は日本(にほん)の中央銀行(ちゅうおうぎんこう)です。
The Bank of Japan is Japan's central bank.
日本銀行(にっぽんぎんこう)が金利(きんり)を引(ひ)き上(あ)げた。
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates.
紙幣(しへい)には「日本銀行券(にっぽんぎんこうけん)」と書(か)いてある。
Bank notes have 'Bank of Japan Note' written on them.

Japan's central bank, responsible for monetary policy, issuing currency, and maintaining financial stability. Established in 1882.

READING:
The official reading is にっぽんぎんこう (not にほんぎんこう).

ABBREVIATION:

  • 日銀(にちぎん): common abbreviation, used frequently in news and financial reporting

RELATED TERMS:

  • 中央銀行(ちゅうおうぎんこう): central bank (general term)
  • 日本銀行券(にっぽんぎんこうけん): Bank of Japan notes (official term for paper currency)
  • 金融(きんゆう)政策(せいさく): monetary policy
  • 金利(きんり): interest rate

CULTURAL NOTE:
The headquarters in 日本橋(にほんばし), Tokyo, is a famous 明治(めいじ)時代(じだい) building. 紙幣(しへい) (banknotes) bear the inscription '日本銀行券(にっぽんぎんこうけん).'

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Added 2026.2.5 17:37 · Revised 2026.4.3 21:43
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