商しょう売ばい敵がたき

Written forms

• 商しょう売ばい敵がたき

  Standard kanji spelling.

• 商しょう売ばい仇がたき

  Variant using 仇 (enemy, foe). Less common than 商売敵.

Kanji

• 商make a deal, selling, dealing in
• 売sell
• 敵enemy, foe, opponent
• 仇foe, enemy, revenge

Similar words

• ライバル

  ライバル is a general term for rival in any context (sports, love, etc.), while 商売敵 specifically means a rival in business or trade.

• 競きょう合ごう他た社しゃ

  競合他社 is a formal term for a competing company, used in business contexts. 商売敵 is more colloquial and can refer to individual competitors or small businesses.

Etymology

Compound of 商売 (business, trade) and 敵 (enemy, rival). The reading がたき is a rendaku form of かたき (enemy).