commerce, trade
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
- ショ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あきな.う
About this kanji
The kanji 「商」 primarily means commerce or trade. It is commonly used as a noun in various contexts related to business. For example, 「商店」 (しょうてん) means store, referring to a place where goods are sold. Another compound, 「商人」 (しょうにん), translates to merchant, which denotes a person engaged in trade. Additionally, 「商売」 (しょうばい) means business, encompassing all activities related to buying and selling. You will often see this kanji in words that pertain to the economic aspects of daily life. When you encounter it, remember that it generally relates to commercial activities.
Built from
Example sentences
商売を始めました。
I started a business.
Meanings across languages
- English
- commerce, trade
- Tiếng Việt
- thương mại, buôn bán
- 日本語
- 商業, 商売
- 한국어
- 상업
- 中文
- 商业
- id
- perdagangan
- th
- การค้า
- es
- comercio
- fr
- commerce
- de
- Handel
- pt
- comércio
Common compounds
- 商店しょうてんstore, shop
- 商人しょうにんmerchant, trader
- 商売しょうばいbusiness, trade
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