Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 商売する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 商しょう 売ばい する 商しょう 売ばい しない Polite 商しょう 売ばい します 商しょう 売ばい しません Past polite 商しょう 売ばい しました 商しょう 売ばい しませんでした Past 商しょう 売ばい した 商しょう 売ばい しなかった Te-form 商しょう 売ばい して 商しょう 売ばい しないで Desire 商しょう 売ばい したい 商しょう 売ばい したくない Potential 商しょう 売ばい できる 商しょう 売ばい できない Passive 商しょう 売ばい される 商しょう 売ばい されない Causative 商しょう 売ばい させる 商しょう 売ばい させない Causative passive 商しょう 売ばい させられる 商しょう 売ばい させられない Volitional 商しょう 売ばい しよう Polite volitional 商しょう 売ばい しましょう Imperative 商しょう 売ばい しろ 商しょう 売ばい するな Conditional 商しょう 売ばい すれば 商しょう 売ばい しなければ Tara conditional 商しょう 売ばい したら 商しょう 売ばい しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 商しょう 売ばい にする to make a living dealing in something
He makes his living dealing in antiques.
〜 が 商しょう 売ばい だ that is one's line of work/trade
Talking to people is my line of work.
商しょう 売ばい を 始はじ める to start a business
He used his retirement money to start a small business.
商しょう 売ばい が 繁はん 盛じょう する for business to thrive
Business has been thriving since he opened the shop near the station.
Kanji 商 make a deal, selling, dealing in Related words· 15 ビジネス is a modern loanword often used for corporate or international business, while 商売 carries a more traditional or small-scale trading feel.
職業 is the formal, neutral word for one's occupation, while 商売 keeps a commercial or trade nuance even when used colloquially for 'job'.
営業 focuses on the operational, sales-driven side of running a business, whereas 商売 more broadly means trade or commerce itself.
仕事 is the everyday, general word for work or a job, while 商売 specifically implies buying, selling, or running a trade for a living.
Show 11 more Show fewer 稼業 often refers to a family's or one's own trade as a means of livelihood, sharing 商売 's colloquial 'line of work' sense but sounding slightly more old-fashioned.
商売 is the everyday word for business or trade, often implying one's livelihood, while 商い is slightly more formal and can emphasize the volume of trade.
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.
商売 refers to trade or business as an ongoing occupation, while 取引 refers to individual transactions or deals within that trade.
商法 refers to a particular business method or practice, while 商売 is the broader everyday word for trade or business itself.
商売 is the everyday word for business or trade, while 商事 is a more formal term used especially in company names and legal contexts.
商売 refers to commerce or business as a livelihood, whereas 売買 focuses narrowly on the transaction of buying and selling.
商売 refers to running a business or trade as an ongoing occupation, while 売り買い is the simple act of buying and selling something.
商売 refers broadly to running a business or trade, whereas 金儲け focuses narrowly on the goal of earning money.
商売 means business or trade as a broader occupation, while 販売 specifically denotes the act of selling goods.
商売 is a more everyday, trade-focused word for buying and selling, while 事業 is broader and more formal, covering large-scale operations too.
Word family· 22 chancy trade; business with uncertain profitability · night entertainment business; nightlife business
business rival; competitor
service business; hospitality industry
woman in the nightlife/entertainment business; prostitute
nature of one's business; business instinct
Show 8 more Show fewer commercial spirit; profit motive
business connections; trade contacts
sex industry; prostitution
occupation dependent on public favor
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money
business goodwill
good at business; shrewd in business
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
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Written forms 商しょう 売ばい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ショウバイ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 商 (commerce) and 売 (selling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys trade and business.
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