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商

make a deal
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingショウ
Kun readingあきな.う
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. make a dealRtK
  2. selling
  3. dealing in
  4. merchant
    江戸商人、上方商人Edo merchants, and merchants in Kyoto and Osakawiki
    子孫は商人となった。His descendants became merchants.wiki
  1. quotient
  2. business
  3. dealer
  4. second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)

Synonyms

殷積

Popular Usage

商人商売商品商業商社商店

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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vase · stand up (立) · alien · hood (冂) · human legs (儿) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 471

Compound words

商売しょうばい
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling
商品しょうひん
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
商人しょうにん
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
商業しょうぎょう
commerce; trade; business
商社しょうしゃ
trading company
商店しょうてん
shop; store; firm
画商がしょう
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
商いあきない
trade; business; trading; dealing; turnover
商会しょうかい
firm; company
商工しょうこう
commerce and industry
商魂しょうこん
commercial spirit
商事しょうじ
commercial affairs
商談しょうだん
business discussion; negotiation
商標しょうひょう
trademark
商法しょうほう
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
商務しょうむ
commercial affairs
商用しょうよう
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
通商つうしょう
commerce; trade
商学しょうがく
commercial science
商戦しょうせん
sales battle; business competition
年商ねんしょう
yearly (annual) turnover
商店街しょうてんがい
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
商品券しょうひんけん
gift certificate
大商いおおあきない
heavy turnover (trading)

On Reading Examples

商品のお届けは玄関先までとなっております。しょうひん
The goods will be delivered to the front door.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親の商売を受け継がなくてはならない。
He must succeed to his father's business.tatoeba
彼は父からその商売を引き継いだ。
He took over the business from his father.tatoeba
彼は不成功に終わった商談について意見を述べた。
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.tatoeba
彼は独立して商売を始めた。
He went into business on his own account.tatoeba
かっこ内は商品名
Product names are shown in the parentheseswiki
季節ごとの主な商品
Major seasonal goodswiki
周辺は商業地域。
The station is located in the commercial area.wiki
同志社商業高等学校
Doshisha Commercial High Schoolwiki
商社設立禁止宣言
Declaration of Prohibition on Establishing Trading Companywiki
さらに新納・五代に貿易商社設立の話を持ちかけている。
In addition, he proposed the establishment of a trading company to NIIRO and GODAI.wiki
伏見大手筋商店街
The Fushimi-Otesuji shopping areawiki
兼松商店創業者。
He was the founder of Kanematsu Shoten.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 商

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