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nikkei index

/ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
nikkei in-dex
IPA
/ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese stock market index; normally refers to the Nikkei 225, which is calculated by aggregating the share prices of 225 large Japanese companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and thus reflects the performance of major Japanese businesses.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日(にっ)経(けい) (nikkei), an abbreviation of 日(に)本(ほん)経(けい)済(ざい)新(しん)聞(ぶん) (Nihon Keizai Shinbun, literally “Japan Economics Newspaper”), a Japanese newspaper which publishes the index.

Inflected Forms

Nikkei indexes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nikkei index?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛks/.
What does nikkei index mean?
A Japanese stock market index; normally refers to the Nikkei 225, which is calculated by aggregating the share prices of 225 large Japanese companies quoted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and thus reflects the performance of major Japanese businesses.
Where does nikkei index come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 日(にっ)経(けい) (nikkei), an abbreviation of 日(に)本(ほん)経(けい)済(ざい)新(しん)聞(ぶん) (Nihon Keizai Shinbun, literally “Japan Economics Newspaper”), a Japanese newspaper which publishes the index.

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