貿易業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 貿易業 is read as ぼうえきぎょう and refers to the trading business or industry of exchanging goods across countries or regions.
• Basic usage: It appears in occupational contexts involving food trade and historical contexts about the development of foreign trade in port cities.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Working in the industry
  • 貿易業に携わる means being engaged in work in the trading business. Example: 叔父は長年、食品を扱う貿易業に携わっています。
• Development of an industry
  • 貿易業の発展 refers to growth of the trade industry, not one individual's transaction. Example: 授業では港町と貿易業の発展について学びました。