通商(つうしょう)

つうしょう
noun
trade; commerce
formaleconomics
See also: 通称(つうしょう) (common name, alias)
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

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.

Related Words

Synonym: 貿易(ぼうえき) (trade (international))
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