特需

• 読み: とくじゅ
• ローマ字: tokuju
• 漢字の分解: 特 (toku) — special, exceptional; 需 (ju) — demand, requirement
• 発音: /to.kɯ.dʑɯ/

意味

Special demand; procurement boom. An extraordinary surge in demand, typically stimulated by government procurement or exceptional circumstances.

A noun formed from 特 (special) and 需 (demand). Historically associated with the Korean War procurement boom (朝鮮特需, 1950–53), which provided a crucial stimulus for Japan's postwar economic recovery. More broadly used for any exceptional demand spike — disaster reconstruction, pandemic-driven demand, or large-scale government contracts. The term carries historical resonance in Japanese economic discourse.

例文

1. 朝鮮戦争による特需が、戦後日本の経済復興を大きく後押しした。
2. 大規模な自然災害の後、建設業界に復興特需が生まれた。
3. 防衛費の増加により、関連メーカーに特需が見込まれている。

使い方ガイド

場面: economic history, government procurement, industry analysis

トーン: analytical

起源と歴史

From 特 (toku) meaning 'special, exceptional' and 需 (ju) meaning 'demand, requirement.' The compound was coined to describe the exceptional procurement demand arising from wartime or emergency conditions.

文化的背景

時代: Postwar–Modern

世代: Economists, historians

社会的背景: Academic, professional