相場

• 読み: そうば
• ローマ字: souba
• 漢字の分解: 相 (sou) — mutual, together, each other; 場 (ba/jou) — place, market floor
• 発音: /soː.ba/

意味

Market price; going rate; market speculation. The prevailing price of goods or securities at a given time.

A versatile financial and everyday term. In finance, 相場 refers to market prices of securities, currencies, and commodities (株式相場, 為替相場). In everyday speech, it can mean 'the going rate' for anything (e.g., 引越し費用の相場). 相場師 is a speculator, and 相場観 means one's sense or intuition about market direction — a nuanced term for experienced investors.

例文

1. 為替相場の急激な変動が輸出企業の業績に直接影響している。
2. 人材紹介の手数料の相場は、採用者の年収の30%前後と言われている。
3. 今の相場観では、年内の利上げは難しいという見方が大勢を占めている。

使い方ガイド

場面: finance, market analysis, everyday pricing, real estate

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 相 (sou, mutual/together/each other) and 場 (ba/jou, place/market). Originally referred to 'the place where things meet and are exchanged' — the marketplace. Over time extended to mean the prices established there and, by further extension, the going rate for anything.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal