How to say 'Trade' in Japanese | 貿易

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The Japanese word for Trade is 'Boueki', written as 貿易 in Japanese.'Trade' in hiragana is ぼうえき.

word

貿易

Meaning

Trade

Reading

ぼうえき

boueki

Kanji

貿Trade 易Easy

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '貿易 (ぼうえき)' refers to 'trade', specifically the exchange of goods and services between countries or regions. It is commonly used in contexts related to international commerce, economics, and business. For example: Japan trades with many countries「日本は多くの国と貿易をしている」(にほんはおおくのくにとぼうえきをしている). International trade is important for the economy「国際貿易は経済にとって重要だ」(こくさいぼうえきはけいざいにとってじゅうようだ). The term can also be used in compound words like '貿易会社 (ぼうえきがいしゃ)' (trading company) or '貿易赤字 (ぼうえきあかじ)' (trade deficit).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1682

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 貿易

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

貿

Meaning

Trade

kanji

易

Meaning

Easy

Words Related to 貿易 Through the Kanji 易

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 易 as well.

word

易い

Meaning

Easy

word

容易

Meaning

Easy

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'Boueki' means 'Trade' .

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