商しょう工こう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

commerce and industry

Refers to the combined sectors of trade and manufacturing. Often used in official or economic contexts.

The chamber of commerce and industry supports local commerce and industry.

この地ち域いきの商しょう工こうの発はっ展てんは目め覚ざましい。

The development of commerce and industry in this region is remarkable.

商しょう工こう業ぎょう
商工業 explicitly names 'commerce and industry' as a combined sector, while 商工 is a shorter form typically used inside compound nouns like 商工会議所.

商しょう業ぎょうN3
商業 refers only to trade/commerce, whereas 商工 covers both commerce and industry together.
工こう業ぎょうN4
工業 refers only to manufacturing/industry, whereas 商工 covers both commerce and industry together.

商しょう工こう業ぎょう
commerce and industry
商しょう工こう業ぎょう者しゃ
commercial and industrial workers; businesspeople and manufacturers
商しょう工こうローン
small-business lender; shōkō lender · small-business loan

Compound of 商 (commerce) and 工 (industry).