市場・市庭|いちばichiba[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
- Synonym市場しじょうNeutralRead 「しじょう」, this is usually the market in the abstract or economic sense, as in 「株式市場」, but it can also name a physical trading site like 「卸売市場」.
- SynonymマーケットNeutralLoanword for a market, also used for a supermarket as in 「スーパーマーケット」; 「市場」 read 「いちば」 leans more toward a concrete food market.
- Synonym市いちNeutralA fair or market where goods are bought and sold, as in 「朝市」 or 「日曜市」; it can also mean a special sale event at a shopping street, and carries a traditional flavor.
For a concrete market or food market, use 「市場」 read 「いちば」. For the market in an economic sense, as in 「株式市場」, use 「しじょう」. 「マーケット」 is the loanword, also for supermarkets, and 「市」 is a periodic fair like 「朝市」 with a traditional feel.
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