通商(つうしょう)

つうしょう
noun
trade; commerce
1. trade; commerce; commercial exchange
The exchange of goods and services between countries or regions. A formal term used in political, economic, and diplomatic contexts.
両国(りょうこく)は通商(つうしょう)条約(じょうやく)を結(むす)んだ。
The two countries signed a trade treaty.
自由(じゆう)通商(つうしょう)は経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)を促(うなが)す。
Free trade promotes economic growth.
江戸(えど)時代(じだい)、日本(にほん)は鎖国(さこく)政策(せいさく)により外国(がいこく)との通商(つうしょう)を大幅(おおはば)に制限(せいげん)していた。
During the Edo period, Japan severely restricted trade with foreign countries under its isolationist policy.

A formal term for trade and commerce, especially between nations. More formal and diplomatic than 貿易(ぼうえき) (foreign trade) or 商売(しょうばい) (business).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 通商(つうしょう)条約(じょうやく) (trade treaty)
  • 通商(つうしょう)政策(せいさく) (trade policy)
  • 自由(じゆう)通商(つうしょう) (free trade)
  • 通商(つうしょう)交渉(こうしょう) (trade negotiations)

Historically important in the context of Japan's opening to the West: the 日米修好通商条約(にちべいしゅうこうつうしょうじょうやく) (Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the US and Japan, 1858) is a landmark event in Japanese history.

general
Added 2026.3.1 21:08
14000/14489_tsuushou