町ちょう人にん根こん性じょう

noun

townsman's spirit; mercantile spirit

Refers to the independent, pragmatic, and sometimes profit-oriented mindset historically associated with Edo-period townspeople (chōnin). Often carries a nuance of shrewdness or a focus on practical gain.

• 彼かれの商しょう売ばい上手じょうずなところは、まさに町ちょう人にん根こん性じょうだ。

  His business savvy is exactly the mercantile spirit.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの町ちょう人にん根こん性じょうが、現げん代だいの大おお阪さか商しょう人にんにも受うけ継つがれていると言いわれる。

  It is said that the Edo-period townsman's spirit has been passed down to modern Osaka merchants.