商しょう業ぎょう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Broad term for commercial activity, trade, and business as a sector or concept. Often used attributively with の.

商しょう業ぎょうに従じゅう事じするto be engaged in commerce/trade
彼かれの家か族ぞくは昔むかしから商しょう業ぎょうに従じゅう事じしている。
His family has long been engaged in commerce.
商しょう業ぎょうが発はっ展てんするfor commerce/trade to develop or flourish
この港みなと町まちは商しょう業ぎょうが発はっ展てんしてきた。
Commerce has developed in this port town.
商しょう業ぎょう的てきな〈物もの〉commercial (film, success, etc.)
その映えい画がは商しょう業ぎょう的てきな成せい功こうを収おさめた。
That film achieved commercial success.
商しょう業ぎょうを営いとなむto run/carry on a commercial business
彼かれはこの町まちで長なが年ねん商しょう業ぎょうを営いとなんでいる。
He has run a commercial business in this town for many years.

商しょう売ばいN3
商業 refers to commerce as a broad industry or concept, while 商売 usually means a specific trade, shop, or one's own business.
ビジネスN2
ビジネス is a loanword used for modern, corporate, or entrepreneurial activity, whereas 商業 is the native Sino-Japanese term for commerce and trade in general.
貿ぼう易えきN4
貿易 specifically means international trade between countries, while 商業 covers commerce more broadly, including domestic dealings.
商しょう務む
商業 refers broadly to commerce or trade as an industry, while 商務 focuses on the specific administrative or official business affairs within that trade.

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商しょうN1
商業 refers concretely to commerce as an industry or activity, while 商 is the more abstract, often bound-morpheme term for business or trade.
営えい利りN1
商業 refers broadly to commerce or trade, while 営利 specifically emphasizes the profit-seeking motive behind an activity or organization.
交こう易えきN1
商業 covers commerce and business activity broadly, including retail and services, whereas 交易 emphasizes the direct exchange of goods.
実じつ業ぎょう
商業 refers specifically to commerce and trade (buying and selling), whereas 実業 covers a wider range of productive business, including manufacturing.
商しょう用よう
商業 refers to commerce or trade as an industry, whereas 商用 describes something's practical purpose as being for business use.
通つう商しょう
商業 covers commerce broadly, including domestic retail, whereas 通商 specifically emphasizes trade between countries or regions.
商しょう事じ
商業 refers to commerce as an industry or economic activity, whereas 商事 refers to specific commercial affairs or transactions, often in a corporate or legal sense.
商あきない
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.
産さん業ぎょうN4
商業 focuses narrowly on commerce and trade, while 産業 is the broader category that includes manufacturing, agriculture, and services.

工こう業ぎょうN4
商業 means commerce and trade (buying and selling), while 工業 means manufacturing industry (making goods).
産さん業ぎょうN4
産業 is the general term for industry covering all sectors, while 商業 narrows this to the commerce and trade sector specifically.
商しょう売ばいN3
商業 refers to commerce or the trade industry as an abstract system, while 商売 refers to an individual's or shop's actual business activity.
商しょう工こう
商業 refers only to trade/commerce, whereas 商工 covers both commerce and industry together.

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Sino-Japanese compound of 商 (commerce, trade) and 業 (work, industry).

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商しょう売ばいN3
商業 refers to commerce as a broad industry or concept, while 商売 usually means a specific trade, shop, or one's own business.
ビジネスN2
ビジネス is a loanword used for modern, corporate, or entrepreneurial activity, whereas 商業 is the native Sino-Japanese term for commerce and trade in general.
貿ぼう易えきN4
貿易 specifically means international trade between countries, while 商業 covers commerce more broadly, including domestic dealings.
商しょう務む
商業 refers broadly to commerce or trade as an industry, while 商務 focuses on the specific administrative or official business affairs within that trade.

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商しょうN1
商業 refers concretely to commerce as an industry or activity, while 商 is the more abstract, often bound-morpheme term for business or trade.
営えい利りN1
商業 refers broadly to commerce or trade, while 営利 specifically emphasizes the profit-seeking motive behind an activity or organization.
交こう易えきN1
商業 covers commerce and business activity broadly, including retail and services, whereas 交易 emphasizes the direct exchange of goods.
実じつ業ぎょう
商業 refers specifically to commerce and trade (buying and selling), whereas 実業 covers a wider range of productive business, including manufacturing.
商しょう用よう
商業 refers to commerce or trade as an industry, whereas 商用 describes something's practical purpose as being for business use.
通つう商しょう
商業 covers commerce broadly, including domestic retail, whereas 通商 specifically emphasizes trade between countries or regions.
商しょう事じ
商業 refers to commerce as an industry or economic activity, whereas 商事 refers to specific commercial affairs or transactions, often in a corporate or legal sense.
商あきない
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.
産さん業ぎょうN4
商業 focuses narrowly on commerce and trade, while 産業 is the broader category that includes manufacturing, agriculture, and services.

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工こう業ぎょうN4
商業 means commerce and trade (buying and selling), while 工業 means manufacturing industry (making goods).
産さん業ぎょうN4
産業 is the general term for industry covering all sectors, while 商業 narrows this to the commerce and trade sector specifically.
商しょう売ばいN3
商業 refers to commerce or the trade industry as an abstract system, while 商売 refers to an individual's or shop's actual business activity.
商しょう工こう
商業 refers only to trade/commerce, whereas 商工 covers both commerce and industry together.