貯蓄銀行

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Kanji in this term
貯	蓄	銀	行

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Etymology

Compound of 貯蓄 (chochiku, “savings”) +‎ 銀行 (ginkō, “bank”).

Noun

貯蓄銀行 (hiragana ちょちくぎんこう, romaji chochiku ginkō)

1. (archaic, no longer existing in Japan) A savings bank, a thrift. Established under laws passed in 1890 during the Meiji period and in 1920 during the Taishō period. Role was later merged into that of normal banks by a law passed in 1943 during the Shōwa period.

See also

• 銀行 (ぎんこう, ginkō): a bank