商社(しょうしゃ)

しょうしゃ
noun
trading company
businesswork
1. trading company; trading house
A company that engages in import/export and international trade. Japanese trading companies (especially 総合商社) are distinctive corporate entities that trade in a vast range of goods and invest globally.
大手(おおて)商社(しょうしゃ)に就職(しゅうしょく)する。
To get a job at a major trading company.
商社(しょうしゃ)マンは海外(かいがい)出張(しゅっちょう)が多(おお)い。
Trading company employees travel abroad frequently.
日本(にほん)の総合(そうごう)商社(しょうしゃ)は資源(しげん)から食品(しょくひん)まで幅広(はばひろ)く扱(あつか)っている。
Japan's general trading companies deal in a wide range of goods, from natural resources to food products.

A key concept in Japanese business. 総合(そうごう)商社(しょうしゃ) (general trading companies) such as 三菱商事(みつびししょうじ), 三井物産(みついぶっさん), and 伊藤忠商事(いとうちゅうしょうじ) are among Japan's largest corporations. 専門(せんもん)商社(しょうしゃ) (specialized trading companies) focus on specific industries. The informal term 商社(しょうしゃ)マン refers to employees of trading companies. Not to be confused with the homophone 勝者(しょうしゃ) (winner).

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