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貿

Trade
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 36

Meanings

  1. tradeRtK
    彼は外国貿易に従事している。He is engaged in foreign trade.tatoeba
    彼は外国貿易に従事して２０年になる。He has been engaged in foreign trade for twenty years.tatoeba
  2. exchange
  1. (foreign) trade
  2. (international) commerce
  3. importing and exporting

Popular Usage

貿易

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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receipt · sword (刀) · dagger (刀) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1529

Compound words

貿易ぼうえき
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
貿易港ぼうえきこう
trade port
加工貿易かこうぼうえき
processing trade
勘合貿易かんごうぼうえき
licensed trade between Japan and Ming dynasty China during the Muromachi period
自由貿易じゆうぼうえき
free trade
対外貿易たいがいぼうえき
foreign trade
日米貿易にちべいぼうえき
trade between Japan and USA
不正貿易ふせいぼうえき
illicit trade, smuggling
貿易黒字ぼうえきくろじ
trade surplus
貿易収支ぼうえきしゅうし
trade balance
貿易摩擦ぼうえきまさつ
trade friction, trade dispute
交換貿易制こうかんぼうえきせい
barter system
国際的貿易こくさいてきぼうえき
international trade
自由貿易帯域じゆうぼうえきたいいき
free trade zone
自由貿易地域じゆうぼうえきちいき
free trade zone
世界貿易機関せかいぼうえききかん
World Trade Organization (Organisation)
関税貿易一般協定かんぜいぼうえきいっぱんきょうてい
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (abolished in 1995)

Additional Examples

彼の仕事は貿易に関係している。
His work is concerned with international trade.tatoeba
彼の兄は貿易会社に勤めています。
His brother works for a trading company.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Trade. 卯 + 貝 (money) — swapping goods for money. 貿易 — foreign trade.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 貿

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