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    3. 財閥

    財閥

    財ざい閥ばつ

    zaibatsu

    KMT6News #11+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ざいばつ

    Noun

    1.
    zaibatsu, financial conglomerate, industrial group
    historical term
    2.
    rich person
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 24

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    昔むかし、日に本ほんには大おおきな財ざい閥ばつがありました。

    In the past, there were large zaibatsu in Japan.

    KMT4HistoryBusiness & Finance
    戦せん後ご、日に本ほんの財ざい閥ばつは解かい体たいされました。

    After the war, Japan's zaibatsu were dismantled.

    KMT6HistoryBusiness & Finance
    その財ざい閥ばつは、銀ぎん行こう、商しょう社しゃ、重じゅう工こう業ぎょうなど多た岐きにわたる事じ業ぎょうを展てん開かいしていました。

    That zaibatsu developed a wide range of businesses including banking, trading, and heavy industry.

    KMT6Business & Finance
    彼かれは財ざい閥ばつの御おん曹ぞう司しとして、幼おさない頃ころから厳きびしく教きょう育いくされました。

    As the heir of a zaibatsu, he was strictly educated from a young age.

    KMT6Business & FinanceFamily & RelationshipsHistory
    現げん代だいの企き業ぎょうグループは、かつての財ざい閥ばつとは異ことなる形けい態たいをとっています。

    Modern corporate groups take a different form from the former zaibatsu.

    KMT7Business & FinanceHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    財
    たから…(3)
    property・money・wealth・assets
    閥
    clique・lineage・pedigree・faction・clan
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