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取引 (とりひき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
transaction ; deal ; business
Refers broadly to commercial transactions, negotiations, or dealings between parties. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to conduct a transaction' or 'to deal with'.
彼かれ は 海かい 外がい の 企き 業ぎょう と 頻ひん 繁ぱん に 取とり 引ひき し て いる 。
He frequently does business with overseas companies.
Written forms 取とり 引ひき Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
取と り 引ひ き Usage 4%
Alternate spelling with okurigana; also common, especially in formal or legal contexts.
取とり 引ひ き Usage 2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not standard in modern writing.
Similar words 商しょう 売ばい 商売 is more about trade or commerce as an occupation, while 取引 focuses on individual transactions or dealings.
交こう 渉しょう 交渉 emphasizes negotiation, often with a connotation of discussion to reach an agreement, whereas 取引 is the broader act of transacting or dealing.
Etymology Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') and 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull'), literally 'taking and pulling', referring to the back-and-forth of bargaining or exchange.
