市場

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Here 市場 is read しじょう and refers to a market in which products are traded and supply and demand develop.
• Basic usage: A term such as 中古車市場 defines the product sector, while 海外市場 defines the geographical scope.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Product and location as two criteria
  • 中古車市場 focuses on what is traded, while 海外市場 focuses on the geographical area targeted.
• Trading scope rather than a building
  • Analyzing market trends and investigating acceptance of a new product concern trade and demand rather than a particular market building.