What does 財閥 mean?
財閥 is a Japanese noun meaning “conglomerate (family-run)” in English. It is written as 財閥 in kanji, ざいばつ in hiragana, and zaibatsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
昔、日本には大きな財閥がありました。
Japan used to have large family-run conglomerates.
彼は財閥の家に生まれました。
He was born into a conglomerate family.