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商売

JLPT N4 · N3 · Vocabulary

商売 — “business, trade, commerce”

商売 (read しょうばい) means business, trade, commerce. It appears on the JLPT N4 and N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しょうばい

Meaning

business, trade, commerce

商売 in a sentence

父ちちは小さなちいさな商売しょうばいをしています。

My father runs a small business.

The kanji in 商売

商business, trade
売to sell

Words that share a kanji with 商売

商人しょうにん— merchant, trader
商品しょうひん— goods, merchandise, product
商業しょうぎょう— commerce, trade, business
商社しょうしゃ— trading company, trading firm
商店しょうてん— store, shop
売るうる— to sell (v.t.)
売り場うりば— sales counter, department (in a store)
売れるうれる— to sell (well), to be in demand

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