Skip to content
貿

trade

JLPT N2 Grade 5 12 strokes
On'yomi
ボウ
Radical
貝 · shell (shell, money)

貿 means "trade". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 12 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

Stroke order & writing

Stroke-order and animation sources are on our credits page.

貿 in example sentences

  • はとにをて。

    Nihon wa beikoku to tairyou ni boueki o shite iru.

    Japan does a lot of trade with the USA.

  • 日本にほんはイギリスと多おおくの貿易ぼうえきをしている。

    Nihon wa igirisu to ooku no boueki o shite iru.

    Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.

  • 日本にほんの貿易ぼうえき黒字くろじは史上しじょう最高さいこうを記録きろくしました。

    Nihon no boueki kuroji wa shijou saikou o kiroku shimashita.

    Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 貿

More 貝 (shell) kanji

Common questions

What does the kanji 貿 mean?
貿 means "trade". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 貿 have?
貿 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 貿 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is ボウ.
What JLPT level is 貿?
貿 is a JLPT N2 kanji.
Explore on the kanji map → Practice kanji