Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 貿易する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 貿ぼう 易えき する 貿ぼう 易えき しない Polite 貿ぼう 易えき します 貿ぼう 易えき しません Past polite 貿ぼう 易えき しました 貿ぼう 易えき しませんでした Past 貿ぼう 易えき した 貿ぼう 易えき しなかった Te-form 貿ぼう 易えき して 貿ぼう 易えき しないで Desire 貿ぼう 易えき したい 貿ぼう 易えき したくない Potential 貿ぼう 易えき できる 貿ぼう 易えき できない Passive 貿ぼう 易えき される 貿ぼう 易えき されない Causative 貿ぼう 易えき させる 貿ぼう 易えき させない Causative passive 貿ぼう 易えき させられる 貿ぼう 易えき させられない Volitional 貿ぼう 易えき しよう Polite volitional 貿ぼう 易えき しましょう Imperative 貿ぼう 易えき しろ 貿ぼう 易えき するな Conditional 貿ぼう 易えき すれば 貿ぼう 易えき しなければ Tara conditional 貿ぼう 易えき したら 貿ぼう 易えき しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 と 貿ぼう 易えき する to trade with (a country/region)
Japan trades with many countries.
貿ぼう 易えき を 行おこな う to conduct trade
The company conducts trade with overseas partners.
貿ぼう 易えき が 盛さか んだ trade is thriving/active
This port town has long had thriving trade.
貿ぼう 易えき を 拡かく 大だい する to expand trade
The two countries agreed to expand trade.
Related words· 6 取引 is the broad term for any business transaction or dealing, whether domestic or foreign, while 貿易 refers specifically to international trade.
輸出入 focuses narrowly on the physical act of importing and exporting goods, while 貿易 covers the whole commercial relationship, including services and finance.
交易 is a more literary or historical word for exchange of goods between peoples, whereas 貿易 is the standard modern term used in economics and news.
貿易 is the everyday word for foreign trade, while 通商 sounds more formal and appears mainly in treaties, ministries, and policy discussions.
Show 2 more Show fewer 貿易 specifically means international trade between countries, whereas トレード is broader and also covers stock trading and sports transfers.
貿易 specifically means international trade between countries, while 商業 covers commerce more broadly, including domestic dealings.
Word family· 57 smuggling
one-sided trade; unbalanced trade
trade goods; articles of commerce
trader; trading company
trading business; trade industry
Show 5 more Show fewer trade law
trade port; commercial port
Department of Trade; Ministry of Trade
trading vessel; merchant ship
trade volume; amount of trade
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Etymology Compound of 貿 (trade, exchange) and 易 (exchange, trade). The combination has been used since the Meiji era to translate Western concepts of international commerce.
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