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商売っ気 (shoubaikke) Japanese meaning: nose for profit | Kotomora
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も
見み
逃のが
さ
ない
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He has a strong nose for profit, so he never misses even the smallest opportunity.
Although that person is an artist, they also have a commercial spirit and skillfully promote their work.
Kanji 商 make a deal, selling, dealing in Related words 商しょう 才さい 商才 is a more formal term for business acumen or talent, while 商売っ気 is a colloquial expression emphasizing a natural, sometimes opportunistic, flair for profit.
金かね 儲もう け 金儲け refers to the act of making money, often with a neutral or slightly negative nuance of focusing on profit, whereas 商売っ気 highlights the personal disposition or instinct for business.
Etymology Compound of 商売 (business, trade) and the suffix っ気 (inclination, disposition). The suffix っ気 derives from 気 (spirit, mind), indicating a person's inherent tendency.
