日 経 平 均(にっけいへいきん)

にっけいへいきん

noun

Nikkei Stock Average; the Nikkei

1. Nikkei Stock Average; the Nikkei

Japan's best-known stock market index, calculated by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) from the share prices of 225 leading companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Its movements are reported daily in the news.

日経平均(にっけいへいきん)が上(あ)がった。

The Nikkei rose.

今日(きょう)の日経平均(にっけいへいきん)は大(おお)きく下(さ)がった。

The Nikkei fell sharply today.

円安(えんやす)を受(う)けて、日経平均(にっけいへいきん)は史上最高値(しじょうさいたかね)を更新(こうしん)した。

Helped by the weak yen, the Nikkei hit a new all-time high.

The full name is 日経平均(にっけいへいきん)株価(かぶか). News reports give it in yen, as in 日経平均(にっけいへいきん)は三万円(さんまんえん)を超(こ)えた (the Nikkei passed 30,000 yen).

Common collocations

日経平均(にっけいへいきん)が上昇(じょうしょう)する / 下落(げらく)する: the Nikkei rises / falls
日経平均(にっけいへいきん)の終値(おわりね): the Nikkei's closing value
日経平均(にっけいへいきん)株価(かぶか): the Nikkei Stock Average (full name)

Related words

TOPIX: the other main index, covering a much wider range of Tokyo Stock Exchange shares
株価(かぶか): share price

Related Words

Related: 株価(かぶか) (share price)

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Added 2026.10.10 21:20 · Revised 2026.10.10 21:23

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