How to say "procurement" in Japanese

• 入手にゅうしゅJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers the general sense of obtaining or getting hold of something; use it when the point is simply that you acquired what you needed, regardless of whether it was bought.
  これらの品目ひんもくは入手にゅうしゅがかなり困難こんなんだ。↗

  These items are rather hard to obtain.
• 購買こうばいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers procurement as the business activity of purchasing — the buying a company or organization does. It treats purchasing as an organizational function rather than the mere act of obtaining something.
  お客様きゃくさまの今後こんごの購買こうばい需要じゅようを明あきらかにしようとしています。↗

  We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
• 買い上げかいあげCommon
  nounPoints to the act of buying from someone, such as a shop purchasing goods from customers; for procurement in the general business sense it is seldom the word you want.
• 調達ちょうたつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe closest match for procurement as sourcing: securing supplies, materials, or funds so they are on hand when needed. It covers an organization's supply side, including government procurement and the raising of funds.
  戦争せんそうの資金しきんを調達ちょうたつするために公債こうさいが発行はっこうされた。↗

  Bonds were issued to finance a war.
• 仕入れしいれCommon
  nounProcurement in the trading sense: a shop or wholesaler buying in stock or materials to resell or use — stocking up, laying in goods. Not the word for procurement in general.

Choose 調達 for sourcing supplies or funds, 購買 for corporate purchasing as a business function, 「仕入れ」 for stocking retail inventory, 入手 for simply obtaining something, and 「買い上げ」 for buying from someone.

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• 入手にゅうしゅacquisition
• 購買こうばいprocurement
• 買い上げかいあげbuying
• 調達ちょうたつsupply
• 仕入れしいれbuying (of stock, materials, etc.)
• 調進ちょうしんpreparation