Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 と 外がい 交こう 関かん 係けい を 結むす ぶ to establish diplomatic relations with a country
Japan has established diplomatic relations with many countries.
外がい 交こう で 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 を 回まわ る to make door-to-door sales rounds
Every day he goes around visiting clients for sales.
外がい 交こう を 展てん 開かい する to carry out diplomatic efforts
The government is carrying out active diplomacy.
外がい 交こう に 出で る to go out on a sales visit
I'm planning to go out on sales calls in the afternoon.
Kanji 交 mingle, mixing, association Related words· 9 外交 is the broad field or practice of managing international relations, while 交渉 is the specific act of negotiating (which may occur within 外交 or in everyday contexts).
外交 specifically implies visiting customers at their homes or offices to sell, whereas セールス is the general loanword for sales of any kind.
訪問販売 is a more formal, precise term for door-to-door sales, while 外交 (in this sense) is the everyday word for the same activity, often referring to the salesperson's job itself.
外交 covers the whole scope of diplomacy and foreign policy, while 国交 specifically means the state of official relations between two nations.
Show 5 more Show fewer 外交 refers to the actual practice of diplomacy, while 外務 is the more formal, official term for foreign affairs used mainly in titles like 外務省 .
外交 is the modern word for official dealings between states, covering the meaning that 国際 expressed in its now-obsolete diplomatic sense.
外交 is the broad term for 'diplomacy/foreign affairs', while 外交政策 specifically names the concrete policy or strategy a government adopts.
外交 refers to diplomacy or foreign relations as an activity, while 外務省 is the specific government ministry that carries it out.
外交 usually refers to diplomacy between nations, whereas 渉外 is the broader term for handling external relations in corporate or institutional settings.
Don't confuse with 外交 (diplomacy/international relations) and 社交 (social interaction, socializing) look similar in kanji but refer to very different domains.
外交 means diplomacy or foreign affairs in general, while 外交官 refers specifically to the person who works as a diplomat.
Word family· 61 diplomat
foreign policy
diplomatic; diplomatically
diplomatic history; history of foreign policy
canvasser; door-to-door salesman; sales representative
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diplomat; diplomatic person
diplomatic
diplomatic source; diplomatic circles
diplomacy; statecraft; diplomatic skill
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Etymology From Middle Chinese 外交 (ngwæH kæw), literally 'outside relations'. The sales sense developed in Japanese from the idea of going out to meet clients.
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