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A place where goods are bought and sold, typically outdoors or in a designated area.
毎週日曜日に市場に行って、新鮮な野菜を買います。
I go to the market every Sunday to buy fresh vegetables.
この市場は地元の農家から直接買い付けている。
This market sources directly from local farmers.
市場 can refer to both physical marketplaces and abstract markets (e.g., financial markets). Context determines the meaning.
Economic term referring to the system or environment where goods and services are exchanged.
株式市場は今日下落した。
The stock market fell today.
不動産市場は活況を呈している。
The real estate market is booming.
Used in financial contexts to describe markets for stocks, bonds, real estate, etc.
Use 'いちば' for physical marketplaces like 青空市場 (open-air market) or 魚市場 (fish market). Use 'しじょう' for abstract markets like 株式市場 (stock market) or 不動産市場 (real estate market).
In English, 'market' can mean both a physical marketplace (いちば) and an economic system (しじょう). Always check the context to determine which meaning is intended in Japanese.
Composed of '市' (market, town) and '場' (place, location). The kanji '市' originally depicted a market stall, while '場' meant an open space or field. Together, they form a word emphasizing a designated place for commercial exchange.
市場 is used in both everyday and formal contexts. In financial contexts, it often refers to markets as systems rather than physical locations. The pronunciation differs by context: 'いちば' for physical markets and 'しじょう' for abstract/economic markets.