貿易|ぼうえきboueki[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 貿易する（ぼうえきする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 貿易します（ぼうえきします） |
| Negative (nai) | 貿易しない（ぼうえきしない） |
| polite (masen) | 貿易しません（ぼうえきしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 貿易せず・貿易せぬ（ぼうえきせず・ぼうえきせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 貿易した（ぼうえきした） |
| polite (mashita) | 貿易しました（ぼうえきしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 貿易しなかった（ぼうえきしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 貿易しませんでした（ぼうえきしませんでした） |
| Te form | 貿易して（ぼうえきして） |
| Potential | 貿易できる（ぼうえきできる） |
| Passive | 貿易される（ぼうえきされる） |
| Causative | 貿易させる（ぼうえきさせる） |
| Causative passive | 貿易させられる（ぼうえきさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 貿易すれば（ぼうえきすれば） |
| tara | 貿易したら（ぼうえきしたら） |
| Volitional | 貿易しよう（ぼうえきしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 貿易しましょう（ぼうえきしましょう） |
| Imperative | 貿易しろ（ぼうえきしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym通商つうしょうWrittenWritten: trade relations between nations, often in diplomatic treaties such as 「通商条約」; more formal than 「貿易」.
- Synonym交易こうえきNeutralNeutral: mutual exchange or buying and selling of goods, not limited to international trade; spans historical and modern usage, as in 「南蛮交易」 and 「交易条件」.
- SynonymトレードNeutralNeutral: loanword for trade or deals, also for player trades between pro sports teams; 「貿易」 stays the default for international trade.
- Synonym互市ごしWrittenWritten, archaic: old term for trade with foreign countries, seen mainly in historical documents and related research; not for everyday use.
- Related取引とりひきNeutralNeutral: individual transactions or business dealings, as in 「取引先」; not limited to international trade, unlike 「貿易」.
- Related商売しょうばいNeutralNeutral: doing business or trade, and by extension one's occupation, as in 「商売繁盛」; about running a business rather than international trade.
- Related売買ばいばいNeutralNeutral: the act of buying and selling, with legal and market overtones, as in 「株の売買」; unlike 「貿易」, not tied to international trade.
- Related商業しょうぎょうWrittenWritten: commerce as an industry or line of business, as in 「商業施設」; not tied to international trade the way 「貿易」 is.
- Related商いあきないNeutralNeutral: native-Japanese word for doing business, with the flavor of a traditional merchant, as in 「商いを営む」.
- Related売り買いうりかいCasualColloquial: buying and selling in everyday speech, as in 「株の売り買い」; the casual counterpart of 「売買」.
Default to 「貿易」 for international trade. 「通商」 is trade between nations, as in treaties; 「取引」 and 「売買」 are general transactions; 「商売」 is running a business; 「商業」 the commerce sector; 「交易」 broad exchange; 「トレード」 is the loanword, 「売り買い」 colloquial, 「互市」 archaic.
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