place

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 場 denotes a place or setting for activity; its on-reading is じょう and its kun-reading is ば.
• Basic usage: The spelling 市場 has the two readings いちば and しじょう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A marketplace and an economic market
  • 市場 read いちば focuses on a concrete marketplace, where fish are displayed and people work.
  • In 中古車市場 or 海外市場, 市場 is read しじょう. It refers to an economic market for trading a particular product or accepting new products.