In Japanese, "economics" is 経済学 (keizaigaku). It is a noun.
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経済学 is written in kanji. Romanised as keizaigaku, it sounds roughly like "keh-ee-zah-ee-gah-koo" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam経済学 is romanised as keizaigaku. Say it roughly like "keh-ee-zah-ee-gah-koo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
経済学 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
経済学 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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