財閥（ざいばつ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: zaibatsu/financial clique
Example sentences
- かつて財閥が経済を支配した。 — The zaibatsu once dominated the economy.
- 財閥の歴史を研究する。 — He researches the history of the zaibatsu.
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