noun
friendship, commerce and navigation (treaty)
A fixed legal and diplomatic term referring to a treaty that establishes friendly relations and regulates trade and navigation between nations. Often used in the phrase 友好通商航海条約.
日米友好通商航海条約は1911年に調印された。
The Japan–U.S. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation was signed in 1911.
友好通商航海条約には、関税や航海の自由に関する規定が含まれている。
Treaties of friendship, commerce and navigation include provisions on tariffs and freedom of navigation.
A shorter term for a commerce and navigation treaty, omitting the 'friendship' element. 友好通商航海 explicitly includes the friendship aspect.
Compound of 友好 (friendship), 通商 (commerce), and 航海 (navigation), directly corresponding to the English phrase 'friendship, commerce and navigation' used in historical treaty names.