Japanese word

市場

Pronunciation

Romajiichiba

Meaning

  • nounmarket

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 市場の動きshi jō no ugo ki

    market trends

  • 市場経済shi jō kei zai

    market economy

  • 市場で売るichi ba de u ru

    sell in the market

Similar words

マーケットmāketto: A place for buying and selling, often used for a modern commercial setting.
市shi: A public event or place where goods are offered for sale at a set time.

Definition in Japanese

食料品や商品を売る人と買う人が集まり、売買をする場所。shoku ryō hin ya shō hin o u ru hito to ka u hito ga atsu ma ri bai bai o su ru ba sho

Word origin

As a Japanese compound, 市場 (ichiba) combines 市 (ichi, "market") with 場 (ba, "place"), giving the sense of a place for a market.

Usage tips

  • 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.

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