shipping business; coastal shipping trade
Refers to the business of transporting goods by ship, especially coastal or domestic shipping. Often used in historical or commercial contexts.
In the Edo period, the shipping business was a major artery of the economy.
His family has been running a shipping business for generations.
海運業 is a broader term for the maritime transport industry, while 回漕業 specifically refers to coastal or domestic shipping services.
Standard kanji spelling for the shipping business.
Variant kanji form using 廻 instead of 回; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 回漕 (coastal shipping, from 回 'round' and 漕 'to row') and 業 (business, industry). The variant 廻漕業 uses 廻, a character with similar meaning.