Kanji

商

make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あきなう

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あつ, ひさ

Common Readings

ショウ, あきな…う

Example sentences

商品 しょうひん
店の棚に新しい商品が並べられた。

New products were placed on the store shelves.

いろいろ いろいろ
デパートには、いろいろな商品が並んでいます。

Various products are lined up in the department store.

商人 しょうにん
彼は若くして成功した有能な商人だ。

He is a capable merchant who succeeded at a young age.

妾 めかけ
彼は裕福な商人だが、密かに妾を囲っている。

He is a wealthy merchant, but he is secretly keeping a concubine.

商売 しょうばい
父は長年、この町で商売を営んでいる。

My father has been running a business in this town for many years.

儲かる もうかる
この商売はずいぶん儲かる。

This business is very profitable.

商店街 しょうてんがい
休日は地元の商店街が家族連れで賑わう。

The local shopping street is crowded with families on holidays.

閑散 かんさん
平日の商店街は閑散としている。

The shopping street is quiet on weekdays.

商会 しょうかい
祖父はかつて横浜で小さな商会を営んでいた。

My grandfather used to run a small trading company in Yokohama.

商業 しょうぎょう
この都市は商業の中心地として栄えている。

This city is thriving as a center of commerce.

Example Vocabulary

商品

しょうひん

commodity; merchandise; goods; product

商人

しょうにん

merchant; trader; shopkeeper

商売

しょうばい

business; trade; occupation

商店街

しょうてんがい

shopping street; shopping district

商会

しょうかい

firm; company; trading company

商業

しょうぎょう

commerce; trade; business

商店

しょうてん

shop; store; small business

商

しょう

trade; commerce; business; quotient (math)

商談

しょうだん

行商人

ぎょうしょうにん

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