取引先

• 読み: とりひきさき
• ローマ字: torihikisaki
• 漢字の分解: 取 (tori) — to take; 引 (hiki) — to pull; 先 (saki) — destination, ahead
• 発音: /to.ɾi.çi.ki.sa.ki/

意味

Customer; client; business connection; trade partner. A company or person with whom one does business.

A noun referring to a business partner, client company, or trading counterpart. 取引先 is composed of 取引 (transaction, dealing) plus 先 (destination, counterpart). It is a key term in Japanese business culture where relationships with partners are highly valued. Common collocations include 取引先を訪問する (to visit a client) and 取引先との関係 (relationship with business partners).

例文

1. 明日、取引先の会社を訪問する予定だ。
2. 取引先との信頼関係を大切にしている。
3. 新しい取引先を見つけるために展示会に参加した。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, corporate, meetings

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 取引 (transaction, dealing, from 取る to take + 引く to pull) and 先 (destination, counterpart). Literally the other party in a transaction.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Working adults

社会的背景: Business