Category: EconomyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

貿易

/bōeki/Roman

English meaning: Trade

Japanese Definition

(日本語)

貿易とは、国家間の財・サービスの交換である。日本は世界有数の貿易大国で、主な輸出品は自動車・電機・機械・化学品である。エネルギー・食料・原材料を大量に輸入する。日印二国間貿易は経済連携協定の下で拡大している。

English Definition

The exchange of goods and services between countries. Japan is one of the world's top trading nations. Key exports include automobiles, electronics, machinery, and chemicals. Japan imports significant quantities of energy, food, and raw materials. Japan-India bilateral trade is growing under economic partnership agreements.

Example

日本の主要輸出品は自動車と電子機器です。

In English: Japan's main exports are automobiles and electronic equipment.

Synonyms

  • 通商
  • 輸出入

Literary Heritage

金は天下の回り者とは言うが、回ってくる人と来ない人がある

/Kane wa tenka no mawari mono to wa iu ga, mawatte kuru hito to konai hito ga aru/

They say money circulates throughout the world, but there are those it circulates to and those it does not.

Soseki Natsume · Novelist · 19th–20th century CE

Wagahai wa Neko de Aru (I Am a Cat)

Wagahai wa Neko de Aru, Chapter 3, 1905

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