English–Japanese

“market” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoマーケット (māketto)

Pronunciation

Romajiichiba

Example

市場で新鮮な野菜を買います。ichi ba de shin sen na ya sai o ka i ma su

I buy fresh vegetables at the market.

Illustration for 市場 (market)

How to say “market” in Japanese

“Market” in Japanese is 市場 (ichiba).

Refers to a place where buyers and sellers meet, with goods offered for exchange.

Full entry for 市場: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 市場

母と市場で野菜を買います。haha to ichi ba de ya sai o ka i ma su

I buy vegetables at the market with my mother.

市場の動きを毎朝ニュースで確認します。shi jō no ugo ki o mai asa nyū su de kaku nin shi ma su

I check market trends in the news every morning.

Tips for using 市場

  • The reading 市場 (ichiba) is common for a physical marketplace, but the same written word is also read 市場 (shijō) when it means a market in business or economics.

Other Japanese words for “market”

駅の近くにマーケットがあります。eki no chika ku ni mā ke tto ga a ri ma su

There is a market near the station.

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