商
商
make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
11 strokesFrequency 413JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ショウ
Kun
あきな.う
Nanori
あき
Dictionary
Common Words
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commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Examples
食料品と衣類の陳列台にある商品は非常に安かった。
Goods at the food and clothing stalls were very cheap.
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Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
trade; business; commerce
Examples
地元の店は観光客相手に順調な商売をしている。
Local shops do good business with tourists.
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Colloquial
occupation; calling; profession; job
1
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Examples
あの商人は絹織物を商う。
The merchant deals in silk goods.
1
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
Examples
近くに商店街がありますよ。
There is a shopping area nearby.
1
commerce; trade; business
Examples
英語は商業において役に立つ。
English is useful in commerce.
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Mathematics
quotient
2
business; merchant; dealer
3
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
4
Historical term
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
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business discussion; negotiation
Examples
商談に入る前に、少し雑談でもしましょう。
Shall we shoot the breeze for a while before talking business?
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peddler; pedlar; hawker
Examples
行商人は大きな包みを背負って運んだ。
The peddler carried a big bundle on his back.
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