第五百一条（絶対的商行為）
Article 501Transactions Absolutely Regarded as Commercial Transactions Due to Their Nature
The following actions are commercial transactions:
次に掲げる行為は、商行為とする。
an action through which a person seeks to acquire for value a movable, real property, or a negotiable instrument of value from whose transfer the person wishes to profit, or an action through which a person seeks to transfer an object so acquired;
利益を得て譲渡する意思をもってする動産、不動産若しくは有価証券の有償取得又はその取得したものの譲渡を目的とする行為
an action through which a person seeks to make an acquisition for value in order to form and perform on a contract to supply a movable or negotiable instrument of value acquired from another person;
他人から取得する動産又は有価証券の供給契約及びその履行のためにする有償取得を目的とする行為
a transaction conducted on an exchange;
取引所においてする取引
an action involving a bill, note, or other commercial instrument.
手形その他の商業証券に関する行為