Translation guide
The act of bringing goods or data into a country or system from abroad.
To refer to the commercial or physical act of importing products from another country.
The standard noun meaning 'import' or 'importation'. Used for goods and products.
Japan imports oil.
Tariffs are imposed on imported goods.
The verb form 'to import'. Used in both formal and everyday contexts.
This company imports wine.
Loanword from English, often used in business or IT contexts. Can sound slightly technical.
To refer to the action of importing files, data, or settings into software or a device.
The most common term in IT contexts. Used as a noun or with する to form a verb.
Please import the file.
Means 'to take in' or 'to import' data. Common in software menus and casual tech talk.
Literally 'to read in', used when a program loads or imports data.
To express the concept of bringing in foreign ideas, culture, or practices.
Means 'introduction' or 'bringing in' of systems, methods, or ideas. Not limited to physical goods.
Introduce a new education system.
Can be used metaphorically for importing culture or ideas, but 導入 is more natural for non-physical things.
輸入 is the general term for importing physical goods. インポート is a loanword used mainly for data and IT. Using 輸入 for data sounds unnatural.
Import wine.
Import data.
データをインポートする。
Import data.
Import completed.
写真をパソコンに取り込む。
Import photos to the computer.
CSVファイルを読み込む。
Import a CSV file.
Import Western culture.