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商: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant | JLPT N4 Kanji | JLPTMatome

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商

商

make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant

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Readings Stroke order Word examples Example sentences

Readings

On readings: ショウ
Kun readings: あきなう

11 strokesJōyō kanjiVery frequentRank 413 / 2,500

Stroke order

11 strokesReplay to see the stroke order

商: strokes animate in writing order.

Words with 商

FuriganaEnglish

商店(しょうてん)
shop; store
商売(しょうばい)
business; trade
商品(しょうひん)
商品; merchandise
商人(しょうにん)
merchant; trader
商業(しょうぎょう)
commerce; business
商店街(しょうてんがい)
shopping street
商談(しょうだん)
business negotiation
商社(しょうしゃ)
trading company
商用(しょうよう

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

この商店(しょうてん)は八時(はちじ)に開(ひら)きます。
This shop opens at eight o'clock.
この商品(しょうひん)は安(やす)いです。
This product is cheap.

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商(あきな)い

trade; business