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商事 (しょうじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

商しょう事じ

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Meanings

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noun

commercial affairs; business matters

Refers to business or commercial activities, often used in formal contexts such as company names (e.g., 三菱商事) or legal terms.

彼かれは商しょう事じ会社がいしゃに勤つとめている。
He works for a trading company.
商しょう事じ法ほうの改かい正せいについて議ぎ論ろんされた。
The revision of the commercial code was discussed.

Kanji

商make a deal, selling, dealing in
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

商しょう売ばい
商売 is a more general term for business or trade, often used in everyday conversation, while 商事 is more formal and typically refers to commercial affairs in a corporate or legal context.
商しょう業ぎょう
商業 refers to commerce or trade as an industry or economic activity, whereas 商事 is more about specific commercial matters or affairs, often used in company names.

Etymology

Compound of 商 (commerce) and 事 (matter, affair). The reading しょうじ is the on'yomi of both characters.