流通

• 読み: りゅうつう
• ローマ字: ryūtsū
• 漢字の分解: 流 (ryū) — flow, stream; 通 (tsū) — pass through, circulate
• 発音: /ɾjɯːtsɯː/

意味

Distribution; circulation; logistics; the movement of goods and money through the economy.

Covers the physical and economic distribution of goods from producer to consumer. 流通経路 (distribution channel), 流通コスト (distribution cost), and 流通在庫 (distribution inventory) are key supply chain terms. In finance, 流通市場 (secondary market — where securities trade after initial issuance) contrasts with 発行市場 (primary market). The term also covers currency circulation.

例文

1. 農産物の流通コストを削減するため、直販プラットフォームが普及してきた。
2. 流通業界ではデジタル化が進み、中間業者の役割が変わりつつある。
3. 流通市場での国債の取引量は、発行時の規模を大きく上回ることが多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: logistics, supply chain, economics, finance

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 流 (flow, stream) and 通 (pass through, circulate). Together they literally mean 'to flow and pass through,' capturing the continuous movement of goods or money through a system. Became standard in modern commercial vocabulary during the Meiji era.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Business