巨きょ商しょう

noun

wealthy merchant; great merchant

Refers to a merchant of great wealth and influence, often in historical or formal contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、巨きょ商しょうたちは文ぶん化かのパトロンとしても活かつ躍やくした。

  In the Edo period, wealthy merchants also flourished as patrons of culture.