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Meaning of 商売 in Japanese
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商売JLPT 3
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Kana Readingしょうばい
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Romajishōbai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation
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Examples of 商売, しょうばい in a sentence
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やりがいはあるけれどもリスクと労働時間を考えると・・・、ものすごく損な商売なのかもしれませんね。
It's a job worth doing, but if I think about the working hours and the risk ... I could be onto a real losing proposition here.
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I keep a daily record of my business dealings.
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いいのよ。いままで実のないブランド品を高く売りつけて暴利をむさぼってきたんだから。今後せいぜい良心的な商売にはげめばいいんだわ。
Never mind that. After all up till now he's stuffed himself on huge profit selling high brand-name goods of no real worth. From now on he can just try his best at honest trade.
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Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.
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On his father's retirement he took over the business.
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After a slow summer season, business began to pick up.
Related Kanji
11 strokes
make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
On'Yomi: ショウ
Kun'Yomi: あきな.う