Economy

Japanese: 経済 - けいざい

〘Noun〙① (━suru) (abbreviation of "keikokusaimin" or "keiseisaimin") Governing the country and saving the people. Politics. ※Sihe Ruhai (early 17th century) 3 "Having not _yet exhausted all secular ties, he took up the reins of government, and managed the world in an economic manner like Yi Yin or Gao Tao." [Wen Zhongzi - Rites and Music]② Activities such as the production, distribution, and consumption of material goods necessary for maintaining and developing human communal life. Policies related to these. Also refers to the social relationships formed through these activities. ※Ikeda Mitsumasa's Diary - Tenna 2 (1682), May 1st "Economy is the foundation of a nation. There is an old saying, 'A nation is not a nation if it does not have three years ' savings .'" ※Kagenroku (1834), 1st paragraph "The Lord of Kanazawa once had a good retainer who was worried that the laws of the economy would be broken at one time due to government funds, and that the common people would become impoverished." ③ To manage money. ※Dangihon Sekenbanbyo Kaishun (1771), 5th paragraph "Put your heart into the economy of your own household and save money for your old age." ④ (adjective-verb) Not requiring expense or trouble. Not requiring expense or trouble. Also refers to that state. Frugality. Saving. ※Hanayagi Shunwa (1878-79)〈Oda Junichiro translation〉44「But not feeding them is not at all a matter of economics 」※Countryside Teacher (1909)〈Tayama Katai〉28「For Seizo, living off his own food was both relaxing and economical」⑤Abbreviation of 「Keizai Gakubu (Faculty of Economics)」※Life Exploration (1937-38)〈Shimaki Kensaku〉1「In college, economics or law is expected」[Additional note] In the early Meiji period, the English word economics was often translated as 「rizai」, and it was only in the later period that it was settled on 「keizai」.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) (「経国済民」または「経世済民」の略) 国を治め、民を救済すること。政治。※四河入海（１７Ｃ前）三「俗縁未_レ尽して政にあづかりて、伊尹や皐陶が如にして天下を経済するぞ」〔文中子‐礼楽〕② 人間の共同生活を維持、発展させるために必要な、物質的財貨の生産、分配、消費などの活動。それらに関する施策。また、それらを通じて形成される社会関係をいう。※池田光政日記‐天和二年（1682）五月一日「経済は国家の本なり。古語に、『国に三年の貯(たくわえ)無きを国其国に非ず』」※可験録（1834）一「金沢侯往昔よき御家老ありて、御用金にて一時に経済の法やぶれ、下々困窮することを憂ひ」③ 金銭のやりくりをすること。※談義本・世間万病回春（1771）五「自家の経済(ケイサイ)に心を尽して老後の用心に金をたくわえ」④ (形動) 費用やてまのかからないこと。費用やてまをかけないこと。また、そのさまをいう。倹約。節約。※花柳春話（1878‐79）〈織田純一郎訳〉四四「而して子之を食(やしな)はざるは全く経済(ケイザイ)より出る所ならん」※田舎教師（1909）〈田山花袋〉二八「自炊生活は清三に取って、結局気楽でもあり経済でもあった」⑤ 「けいざいがくぶ（経済学部）」の略。※生活の探求（1937‐38）〈島木健作〉一「大学は経済か法科が期待され」[補注]明治前期には、英語の economics の訳語としては「理財」を用いることが多く、「経済」に落ちつくのは後期になってからのことである。

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