限界効用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
限	界	効	用
げん Grade: 5	かい Grade: 3	こう Grade: 5	よう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
限界效用 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 限(げん)界(かい) (genkai, “limit; boundary”) + 効(こう)用(よう) (kōyō, “utility”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんかいこーよー [gèńkáí kóꜜòyòò] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋka̠i ko̞ːjo̞ː]

Noun

限(げん)界(かい)効(こう)用(よう) • (genkai kōyō) ^{←げんかいかうよう (genkai kauyou)^?}

(economics) marginal utility

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ “限界効用”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here