財界(ざいかい)

ざいかい
noun
business world; financial circles
formalbusiness
1. business world; financial circles
The collective term for leading figures and organizations in the business and financial sectors. Refers to the community of major corporate executives, industry leaders, and business organizations that influence economic policy.
財界(ざいかい)の重鎮(じゅうちん)が集(あつ)まった。
Leading figures of the business world gathered.
財界(ざいかい)は政府(せいふ)の経済(けいざい)政策(せいさく)に反発(はんぱつ)した。
The business community opposed the government's economic policy.
彼(かれ)は長年(ながねん)財界(ざいかい)で活躍(かつやく)し、多(おお)くの企業(きぎょう)の発展(はってん)に貢献(こうけん)した。
He was active in the business world for many years and contributed to the growth of many companies.

Refers to the collective sphere of influential business leaders and major corporate organizations, often in the context of their political influence or economic role.

Common collocations

  • 財界(ざいかい)の重鎮(じゅうちん): a leading figure in the business world
  • 財界(ざいかい)人(じん): businessperson; business leader
  • 財界(ざいかい)団体(だんたい): business organization
  • 政(せい)財界(ざいかい): political and business circles

Similar words

  • 経済界(けいざいかい): economic world — broader, includes academia and policy
  • 実業界(じつぎょうかい): the industrial world — focuses more on actual business operations
  • 業界(ぎょうかい): industry — refers to a specific trade or sector, not the business world as a whole

Related Words

Compare: 経済界(けいざいかい) (economic world)
Compare: 業界(ぎょうかい) (industry)
Compare: 商界(しょうかい) (business world)
Compare: 官界(かんかい) (the bureaucratic world)
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