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取引先 (torihikisaki) Japanese meaning: customer | Kotomora
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取とり
引ひき
先さき
は
海かい
外がい
の
メーカー
です
。
Our main business partners are overseas manufacturers.
The meeting with the client ran long.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 取とり 引ひき する to do business with someone
This company does business with an overseas client.
取とり 引ひき 先さき を 訪ほう 問もん する to visit a business partner/client
I plan to visit a client tomorrow.
取とり 引ひき 先さき を 開かい 拓たく する to develop new business clients
The sales department is developing new business clients.
取とり 引ひき 先さき に 連れん 絡らく する to contact a business partner/client
I contacted the client about an urgent matter.
Related words 顧客 is a broad term for any customer or client, especially in service industries, while 取引先 specifically denotes a business partner with an ongoing trading relationship.
得意先 highlights a loyal, regular customer with frequent transactions, whereas 取引先 more neutrally covers any company or individual one does business with.
Written forms 取とり 引ひき 先さき
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
取と り 引ひ き 先さき
Alternate spelling with okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Etymology Compound of 取引 (とりひき, 'transaction, dealings') and 先 (さき, 'destination, counterpart'). Literally 'the other party in a transaction'.
