adv. 1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles. [ 1913 Webster ]
[きぎょうたんきけいざいかんそくちょうさ, kigyoutankikeizaikansokuchousa] (n) (See 日銀短観・にちぎんたんかん) the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey
[にちぎんたんかん, nichigintankan] (n) (abbr) (See 企業短期経済観測調査・きぎょうたんきけいざいかんそくちょうさ) the Bank of Japan's quarterly Short-term Economic Survey of Principal Enterprise in Japan; Tankan survey