Translation guide
How to express 'import' in Japanese, covering the act of bringing goods into a country, the concept of imported items, and related economic terms.
The act of bringing goods or services into a country from abroad.
The standard noun and suru-verb for 'import'. Used in business, economics, and everyday contexts.
Japan imports oil.
The verb form of 輸入. Use this when you need to conjugate or use it as a predicate.
We plan to import new cars.
Loanword from English, used in IT (importing data/files) or casual business contexts. Less common than 輸入 for trade.
Referring to items that have been imported.
Bringing data or files into a software application.
The standard IT term for importing data. Used as a noun or suru-verb.
The meaning or significance of something (as in 'the import of his words').
The most common word for 'meaning' or 'significance'. Use this for the general sense of 'import' as importance or implication.
輸入 is the standard term for trade imports. インポート is a loanword used mainly in IT contexts. Using インポート for trade can sound unnatural or overly casual.
Wine imports increased.
Imports increased.
データをインポートしてください。
Please import the data.
Standard term for 'imported goods' or 'imports' (the items themselves).
This store carries a lot of imported goods.
A slightly more colloquial term for imported items, often used in daily conversation.
Imported cheese is expensive.
Please tell me how to import a file.
Means 'to take in' or 'import' in a broader sense, used for data, images, etc. More general than インポート.
I imported the photos to my computer.
彼の言葉の真の意味を理解した。
I understood the true import of his words.
Means 'importance'. Suitable when 'import' emphasizes significance rather than literal meaning.
The import of this decision is immeasurable.
Import data.