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業者 (ぎょうしゃ, gyousha) Japanese meaning: trader | Kotomora
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この 部ぶ 品ひん は 信しん 頼らい できる 業ぎょう 者しゃ から 仕し 入い れ て い ます 。
We source this part from a reliable supplier.
I hired a moving company to transport my belongings.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 業ぎょう 者しゃ に 依い 頼らい する to ask a contractor/vendor to do something
I asked a contractor to do the renovation.
同どう 業ぎょう 者しゃ と 情じょう 報ほう 交こう 換かん する to exchange information with people in the same trade
I exchanged information with fellow tradespeople at the trade show.
業ぎょう 者しゃ を 選えら ぶ to choose a vendor/contractor
I compared several companies before choosing a contractor.
業ぎょう 者しゃ と 契けい 約やく する to sign a contract with a business/vendor
We signed a contract with the construction company.
悪あく 質しつ な 業ぎょう 者しゃ a dishonest/predatory vendor (used to warn about scams)
Please be careful of dishonest vendors.
Kanji 業 business, vocation, arts Related words 商人 evokes a traditional merchant or shopkeeper, while 業者 is the modern, neutral term for any business operator, dealer, or contractor.
企業 names a corporation or enterprise as an organization, whereas 業者 highlights the role of trading, selling, or contracting in a given transaction.
業者 is a broader term for any trader or vendor, while ディーラー specifically implies an authorized dealer, often of cars.
売り手 simply denotes whoever is selling in a transaction, while 業者 refers to a trader or company that deals in goods professionally.
業者 is a broader term for any trader or dealer, whereas サプライヤー specifically refers to a supplier providing goods or services to another business.
Don't confuse with 業界 means an entire industry or trade sector, while 業者 refers to an individual business or vendor operating within it.
業者 means a vendor, contractor, or trader (a business that provides goods or services), whereas 同業者 specifically means someone in the SAME line of business as the speaker.
Etymology Compound of 業 (ぎょう, 'business, industry') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The reading ぎょうしゃ follows standard on'yomi patterns.
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business operator; business entity; entrepreneur
