取引・取り引き|とりひきtorihiki[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
取引取引 is the most common written form; use it for the meanings “transactions,” “dealings,” and “business.”
取り引き取り引き is less common than 取引 and is an alternative mixed kanji-kana spelling; learners may recognize it, but should normally choose 取引.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransactions; dealings; business
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取引する（とりひきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取引します（とりひきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 取引しない（とりひきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 取引しません（とりひきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 取引せず・取引せぬ（とりひきせず・とりひきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 取引した（とりひきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 取引しました（とりひきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取引しなかった（とりひきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取引しませんでした（とりひきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 取引して（とりひきして） |
| Potential | 取引できる（とりひきできる） |
| Passive | 取引される（とりひきされる） |
| Causative | 取引させる（とりひきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 取引させられる（とりひきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 取引すれば（とりひきすれば） |
| tara | 取引したら（とりひきしたら） |
| Volitional | 取引しよう（とりひきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 取引しましょう（とりひきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 取引しろ（とりひきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym売買ばいばいNeutralNeutral. Buying and selling, focused on the act itself; 「取引」 stresses the dealings between the parties and also covers private exchanges like 「裏取引」.
- Synonym商売しょうばいNeutralNeutral. Running a business or trade as an occupation; 「取引」 refers to the individual dealings and transactions rather than the business itself.
- SynonymトレードNeutralNeutral loanword for trade, and for trading players in pro sports; 「取引」 is the broader term for business dealings.
- Synonym商いあきないNeutralNeutral. Buying and selling or daily sales, with a traditional merchant flavour; 「取引」 is the modern, general term.
- Synonym交易こうえきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Trade or exchange of goods, with a bookish, somewhat historical air; 「取引」 is far more common in everyday use.
- Synonym売り買いうりかいCasualColloquial word for buying and selling; 「取引」 sounds more businesslike and formal.
- SynonymトランザクションNeutralNeutral loanword used in IT and finance for a single transaction; 「取引」 is the broader everyday term.
- Related交渉こうしょうNeutralNeutral. Negotiations aimed at reaching agreement; 「取引」 is about the dealings that lead to a deal being struck.
- Related販売はんばいNeutralNeutral. Selling goods, from the seller's side; 「取引」 covers the two-way dealings between the parties.
- Related貿易ぼうえきNeutralNeutral. International trade, importing and exporting; 「取引」 is not limited to trade between countries.
- Related営業えいぎょうNeutralNeutral. Business operations or a company's sales side; 「取引」 is about the transactions themselves.
- Related通商つうしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Commercial exchange between nations; 「取引」 is the broader, more everyday term.
- Related折衝せっしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Diplomatic or business negotiation and mediation; 「取引」 is about the transactions themselves.
- RelatedセールスNeutralNeutral loanword for selling or a salesperson; 「取引」 stresses the dealings between the parties.
- Related会商かいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare; means talks or negotiations. Use 「交渉」 in most cases.
- Related互市ごしWrittenWritten/formal prose. An archaic word for mutual trade between countries, with a historical flavour.
- Related談判だんぱんNeutralNeutral. Hard-nosed bargaining or negotiations backed by demands; 「取引」 is about reaching a deal.
For business dealings or a private exchange of favors, use 「取引」, as in 「取引先」 and 「裏取引」. For buying and selling say 「売買」 (or colloquial 「売り買い」), for running a business 「商売」, for international trade 「貿易」, for selling 「販売」, and for negotiations 「交渉」. Loanwords: 「トレード」 also covers player trades, 「トランザクション」 is IT and finance jargon, 「セールス」 is sales work. Written or rare: 「交易」「通商」「折衝」「会商」「互市」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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