Translation guide
The mindset or attitude focused on business, trade, and profit-making.
He has a strong commercial spirit.
A more vivid term implying a deep-seated mercantile drive, often used in business contexts.
That company president has a robust commercial spirit.
A modern, slightly casual term combining 'business' and 'spirit', common in everyday speech.
You won't succeed without a commercial spirit.
The proactive, risk-taking attitude associated with starting and running businesses.
A focus on making money, sometimes with a negative connotation of being overly commercial.
商業精神 is a neutral, formal term for commercial spirit. 商魂 is more colorful and implies a cunning or aggressive mercantile instinct, often used positively in business but can carry a nuance of shrewdness.
Commercial spirit is essential for economic development.
I admire his commercial spirit.
Directly translating 'commercial spirit' as 商業精神 can sound stiff in casual conversation. Consider using ビジネス精神 or rephrasing with verbs like 商売に熱心だ (to be enthusiastic about business).
The city's commercial spirit is evident in its bustling markets.
She criticized the holiday's commercial spirit.
Similar to 起業家精神 but can also refer to a corporate entrepreneurial mindset within existing companies.
Employees with a commercial spirit are sought after.
This movie is tainted by commercial spirit.