日銀は公定歩合を０．５％引き下げ、４．５％とした。

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English Translation

The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.

Furigana

日銀(にちぎん)は公定歩合(こうていぶあい)を０．５％引(ひ)き下(さ)げ、４．５％とした。

Romanji

Nichigin wa kōteibuai o zero go pa-sento hikisage, yon go pa-sento to shita.

Words

日銀 (にちぎん)

Bank of Japan; BOJ; BoJ

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

公定歩合 (こうていぶあい)

official discount (bank) rate

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

引き下げる (ひきさげる)

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to