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商売っ気 (しょうばいっけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
nose for profit ; commercial spirit ; flair for making money
Describes a person's natural inclination or talent for business and profit-making. Often used in contexts where someone shows a keen sense for commercial opportunities.
あの 人ひと は 芸げい 術じゅつ 家か な の に 、 商しょう 売ばい っ 気け も あっ て 作さく 品ひん を うまく 売う り 込こ む 。
Although that person is an artist, they also have a commercial spirit and skillfully promote their work.
Kanji 商 make a deal, selling, dealing in Similar words 商しょう 才さい 商才 is a more formal term for business acumen or talent, while 商売っ気 is a colloquial expression emphasizing a natural, sometimes opportunistic, flair for profit.
金かね 儲もう け 金儲け refers to the act of making money, often with a neutral or slightly negative nuance of focusing on profit, whereas 商売っ気 highlights the personal disposition or instinct for business.
Etymology Compound of 商売 (business, trade) and the suffix っ気 (inclination, disposition). The suffix っ気 derives from 気 (spirit, mind), indicating a person's inherent tendency.
