商談

• 読み: しょうだん
• ローマ字: shoudan
• 漢字の分解: 商 (shou) — trade, commerce; 談 (dan) — talk, discussion, negotiation
• 発音: /ɕoː.daɴ/

意味

Business negotiation; commercial discussion; deal talk. Formal discussions between businesses aimed at concluding a transaction.

A noun specifically referring to discussions between businesses with the aim of reaching a commercial agreement — purchasing, contracting, partnership, etc. More specific than 話し合い. 商談中 means 'in negotiation'; 商談成立 means a deal has been reached; 商談会 is a trade meet-up or business matching event. Common in B2B sales and procurement.

例文

1. 来週、大手スーパーとの仕入れ商談が控えており、資料の準備に追われている。
2. 長期にわたる商談がようやくまとまり、正式契約の運びとなった。
3. 海外バイヤーとの商談では、通訳の質が交渉の成否を左右することがある。

使い方ガイド

場面: sales, procurement, B2B, trade events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 商 (shou, trade/commerce) and 談 (dan, talk/discussion). The character 談 features 言 (words/speech) and 炎 (fire/flames), suggesting animated, heated discourse. Together: 'talk directed toward commercial ends.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Commercial