交渉

• 読み: こうしょう
• ローマ字: koushou
• 漢字の分解: 交 (kou) — to exchange, to interact; 渉 (shou) — to ford, to cross, to negotiate
• 発音: /koː.ɕoː/

意味

Negotiations; bargaining; discussions; talks. The process of discussing terms to reach an agreement.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to negotiate or hold discussions. 交渉 is used in business, diplomatic, and everyday contexts where parties are trying to reach an agreement. Common collocations include 交渉する (to negotiate), 価格交渉 (price negotiation), and 交渉が成立する (negotiations succeed).

例文

1. 給料について会社と交渉した。
2. 交渉の結果、契約が決まった。
3. 相手と粘り強く交渉することが大切だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, diplomacy, contracts

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 交 (to mix, to exchange, to interact) and 渉 (to ford, to cross over, to negotiate). The combination conveys the idea of interacting and crossing over differences to reach agreement.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal