貿
貿 — Trade
trade, exchange
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 貿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貿易 | ぼうえき boueki | (foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting |
| 保護貿易 | ほごぼうえき hogoboueki | protective trade |
Study notes
貿 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #652 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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