How to say "banking" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounA straight katakana loanword from English 'banking'. It is less common, and on its own it is seldom the word you want for banking as a business or industry — that sense belongs to 銀行業.
- 銀行業ぎんこうぎょうnounBanking as an industry or commercial activity — the business of running banks; the final 業 frames it as a trade. Choose it when the topic is the banking sector, or working in banking.
For banking as an industry or business activity, 銀行業 is the word to choose; 「バンキング」 is a less common loanword that is seldom the word you want on its own.
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