Translation guide
The English word 'export' can be a noun or a verb. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 輸出 (yushutsu) for the noun and 輸出する (yushutsu suru) for the verb. However, depending on context, other expressions like 輸出品 (yushutsuhin) for export goods or 移出 (ishutsu) for domestic shipments may be used. This guide covers the main ways to express 'export' in Japanese.
To refer to the concept or practice of exporting
The standard noun for 'export'. Used in business, economics, and everyday contexts.
Japan exports a lot of cars.
Exports are supporting economic growth.
Refers specifically to goods that are exported, i.e., 'export goods' or 'exports' as products.
This country's main export is coffee.
Used for shipping goods from one region to another within the same country. Not for international export.
Shipments of agricultural products from Hokkaido to Honshu are increasing.
To express the action of exporting
To refer to a specific item or commodity that is exported
To express the figurative sense of exporting non-physical things
輸出 (yushutsu) means export, while 輸入 (yunyū) means import. They are opposites. Be careful not to mix them up.
Exports exceeded imports.
You can place 輸出 before another noun to mean 'export ~', e.g., 輸出手続き (export procedures), 輸出規制 (export restrictions).
Our company mainly exports to Asian countries.
彼らは自国の音楽を海外に広めようとしている。
They are trying to spread their country's music abroad.