商あきない

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the activity of buying and selling, especially as a commercial enterprise. Often used in business contexts.

を

営いとな

ん

で

いる

。

He has been running a trade business for many years.

この町まちは昔むかしから商あきないが盛さかんだ。

This town has been thriving with commerce since old times.

2

Focuses on the monetary aspect: the amount of business done or revenue generated. Often used in financial or retail contexts.

〈事こと〉の商あきないをするto run a business dealing in ~
祖そ父ふは魚さかな屋やの商あきないをしていた。
My grandfather ran a fish shop business.
商あきないが繁はん盛じょうするfor business to thrive
新あたらしい店みせの商あきないが繁はん盛じょうしている。
The new shop's business is thriving.
商あきないを始はじめるto start a business
彼かれは小ちいさな商あきないを始はじめた。
He started a small business.
商あきないが落おちるfor sales/turnover to drop
不ふ況きょうで商あきないが落おちている。
Sales have dropped due to the recession.

商あきないは牛うしのよだれone should not rush to make a profit; business is best run when sales flow like a cow's drool

商しょう売ばいN3sense 1
商売 is the everyday word for business or trade, often implying one's livelihood, while 商い is slightly more formal and can emphasize the volume of trade.
取とり引ひきN2sense 1
取引 refers to individual transactions or deals between parties, whereas 商い covers the broader ongoing business or sales activity.
商しょう業ぎょうN3sense 1
商業 is an abstract, institutional term for commerce as an industry, while 商い refers to the concrete act or volume of buying and selling.
大おお商あきない
商い is the general word for trade or business, while 大商い specifically means a day or period of unusually heavy trading volume.

Derived from the verb 商う (あきなう), meaning 'to trade' or 'to deal in'. The noun form 商い refers to the act or business of trading.

small business; small-scale trade

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