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Business Japanese vocabulary

I am living and working in Japan for many years now and I feel its a very difficult language to learn but slowly we can win . 
I will add more links , Books and classes here to help a bit.



  • 賃金(ちんぎん): wages
  • 年金(ねんきん): pension
  • 投資(とうし):investment
  • 企業(きぎょう): company
  • 大企業(だいきぎょう): large sized company or enterprise
  • 中小企業(ちゅうしょうきぎょう): small or medium-sized company
  • 物価(ぶっか): (commodity) prices
  • 株価(かぶか): stock price
  • 価格 (かかく): price
  • 上昇(じょうしょう): increase
  • 低下(ていか)・下落(げらく): fall, drop (of a price, etc.)
  • 暴落 (ぼうらく): sudden drop (of a price, etc.)
  • 石油(せきゆ): oil
  • 原油(げんゆ): crude oil
  • 市場(しじょう): market
  • 輸出(ゆしゅつ):export
  • 輸入(ゆにゅう): import
  • 交渉(こうしょう): negotiation
  • 懸念(けねん): worry, concern
  • 需要(じゅよう): demand
  • 供給(きょうきゅう): supply
  • 農業(のうぎょう): farm
  • 農家(のうか): farmer
  • 国家(こっか): nation or country
  • 関税(かんぜい): customs duty, tariff
  • 税金(ぜいきん):
  • 自治体(じちたい): self-governing organization or government
  • 地方(ちほう): region
  • 見込み(みこみ): hope, promise (as in a strategy with promise)
  • 作戦(さくせん): strategy
  • 選挙(せんきょ): election
  • 政治家 (せいじか): politician
  • 政府(せいふ): government
  • 経済(けいざい): economy
  • 財政(ざいせい): finance
  • インフレ: inflation (as in overall increase in prices in a country)
  • デフレ: deflation (reverse of inflation)
  • 円高(えんだか): Strong yen (when the yen is higher than other currencies such as the dollar)
  • 円安(えんやす): Weak yen
  • 所得(しょとく): income
  • 富裕層(ふゆうそう): the wealthy, or group of people with high net worth
  • 国内(こくない): internal to the country in question
  • 海外 (かいがい): external to the country in question (overseas)
  • 工場(こうじょう): factory
  • 生産(せいさん): production
  • 付加価値(ふかかち): added or unique value
  • 機構(きこう): system or organization
  • 高齢化社会(こうれいかしゃかい): “aging society”, where a low birthrate causes an imbalance between younger and older people.
  • 情報(じょうほう): information
  • 不況(ふきょう): (economic) depression
  • 指標(しよう): (economic) indicator
  • 平均(へいきん): average
  • 土地(とち): land (which has or can have a building)
  • 国債(こくさい): government bond
  • 権限:(けんげん): authority, power
  • 投資信託(とうししんたく): mutual fund
  • 株(かぶ): stock
  • 銀行(ぎんこう): bank
  • 倒産(とうさん): bankrupt
  • 赤字(あかじ): (budget) deficit, “in the red”
  • 黒字 (くろじ): (budget) surplus
  • 創業(そうぎょう): establishment of a business
  • 組織(そしき): organization (don’t confuse with 葬式(そうしき) – funeral)
  • 陰謀(いんぼう): conspiracy
  • 産業(さんぎょう): an industry
  • 生産性(せいさんせい): productivity
  • 資産(しさん): assets, property, (ones) fortune
  • 負債(ふさい): debt, liabilities
  • 予算(よさん): budget
  • 支援(しえん): aid, support
  • 追い風(おいかぜ): favorable wind (used to refer to an economic or business advantage)
  • 傾向(けいこう): tendency
  • 消費(しょうひ): consumption
  • 消費者(しょうひしゃ): consumer
  • 年齢(ねんれい): age
  • 安定(あんてい): stability
  • プラスになる: to be an advantage or merit
  • 国民(こくみん): a nation or people of a nation
  • 途上国(とじょうこく): developing nation
  • 貧困の差(ひんこんのさ): gap between the rich and the poor
  • 再生可能(再生可能): renewable (as in 再生可能エネルギー)
  • 議論(ぎろん): debate
  • 情勢(じょうせい)・状況(じょうきょう): situation
Second list of additional Japanese words . 

KanjiHiragana or
Katakana
RomajiMeaning
1.会社かいしゃkaishaOffice / Company / Corporation / Firm
2.会社員かいしゃいんkaisha inOffice Worker
3.株式会社かぶしきがいしゃkabu shiki gaishaPublic Company / Joint-stock Corporation
4.有限会社ゆうげんがいしゃyuugen gaishaLimited Company
5.企業きぎょうkigyouEnterprise / Company
6.大手企業おおてきぎょうoote kigyouBig Enterprise / Well-established Company
7.中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょうchuushou kigyouSmall to Medium Enterprise
8.営業部えいぎょうぶeigyou buSales Department
9.開発部かいはつぶkaihatsu buDevelopment Department
10.人事部じんじぶjinji buPersonnel Department
11.総務部そうむぶsoumu buGeneral Affairs Department
12.事務所じむしょjimu shoOffice
13.事務員じむいんjimu inOffice Clerk
14.従業員じゅうぎょういんjuugyou inEmployee / Worker
15.社長しゃちょうsha chouCompany President
16.副社長ふくしゃちょうfuku sha shouVice President
17.部長ぶちょうbu chouDepartment Manager
18.課長かちょうka chouSection Manager
19.係長かかりちょうkakari chouGroup Leader / Unit Head
20.専務せんむsenmuExecutive Director
21.総支配人そうしはいにんSou shihai ninGeneral Manager
22.取締役とりしまりやくtori shimari yakuCompany Director / Board Member
23.上司じょうしjoushiSuperior / Boss
24.部下ぶかbukaSubordinate
25.派遣会社はけんがいしゃhaken gaishaTemporary Worker Agency
26.派遣社員はけんしゃいんhaken shainTemporary Worker
27.同僚どうりょうdou ryouColleague / Coworker
28.判子はんこhankoPersonal Seal
29.印鑑いんかんinkanPersonal Seal
30.企画書きかくしょkikaku shoProject Proposal
31.新製品しんせいひんshin seihinNew Product
32.書類しょるいshoruiDocument
33.受付うけつけuke tsukeReception Area / Information Area
34.面接めんせつmensetsuInterview
35.通勤ラッシュつうきんラッシュtsukin rasshuCommuter Rush
36.残業ざんぎょうzan gyouOvertime Work
37.出張しゅっちょうshucchouBusiness Trip
38.有給休暇ゆうきゅうきゅうかyuukyuu kyuukaPaid Leave
39.給料きゅうりょうkyuuryouSalary / Wage / Pay
40.ボーナスbo-nasuBonus
41.年金ねんきんnenkinAnnuity / Pension
42.保険ほけんhokenInsurance
43.名刺めいしmeishiBusiness Card / Name Card
44.欠勤けっきんkekkinAbsence from Work
45.欠勤届けっきんとどけkekkin todokeReport of Absence / Notice of Absence
46.辞表じひょうjihyouLetter of Resignation
47.お客さんおきゃくさんokyaku sanGuest / Customer / Visitor
48.御中おんちゅうonchuuMessrs (Addressing the other company at the beginning of letter)
49.敬具けいぐkeiguSincerely Yours (Used at the end of letter)
50.会議かいぎkaigiMeeting
51.会議室かいぎしつkaigi shitsuMeeting Room
52.コンピューターkonpyu-ta-Computer
53.プリンターpurinta-Printer
54.コピー機コピーきkopi-kiPhotocopier
55.ファクスfakusuFax Machine / Facsimile
56.電話でんわdenwaTelephone
Business商売ビジネスbijinesu
Economics経済けいざいkeizai
Microeconomicsミクロ経済学ミクロけいざいがくmikuro keizai gaku
Macroeconomicsマクロ経済学マクロけいざいがくmakuro keizai gaku
Unemployment失業しつぎょうshitsugyou
Finance金融きんゆうkinyuu
Accounting会計かいけいgaikei
Stock exchange証券取引所しょうけんとりひきじょshoukentorehikijo
Capital資本しほんshihon
Investment投資とうしtoushi
Shareholder株主かぶぬしkabu meshi
President社長しゃちょうshachou

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