市場(しじょう)

しじょう
noun
market (economic)
economics
See also: 史上(しじょう) (in history), 市場(いちば) (physical marketplace), 至上(しじょう) (supreme)
1. market (economic); marketplace
An economic system where goods and services are exchanged; the demand for particular goods or services.
株式(かぶしき)市場(しじょう)が下(さ)がった。
The stock market dropped.
海外(かいがい)市場(しじょう)に進出(しんしゅつ)する。
To expand into overseas markets.
市場(しじょう)価格(かかく)が変動(へんどう)している。
Market prices are fluctuating.

市場(しじょう) refers to an economic or financial market — the abstract system of buying and selling, not a physical location.

Reading note (IMPORTANT)

The same kanji 市場 has two readings with different meanings:

  • 市場(しじょう): economic/financial market (this entry)
  • 市場(いちば): physical marketplace, fish market, farmers' market

Common collocations

  • 株式(かぶしき)市場(しじょう): stock market
  • 労働(ろうどう)市場(しじょう): labor market
  • 不動産(ふどうさん)市場(しじょう): real estate market
  • 市場(しじょう)調査(ちょうさ): market research
  • 市場(しじょう)価格(かかく): market price
  • 市場(しじょう)規模(きぼ): market size
  • 市場(しじょう)に参入(さんにゅう)する: to enter a market

Common patterns

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Business and economics term. Very common in news, business writing, and financial contexts.

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Added 2026.2.3 14:02 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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