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商
Business, Commerce
あきな.う (akina-u)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The famous shopping districts of Japan, such as 商店街 (shotengai), are long streets filled with small family-run businesses, restaurants, and local shops.
Memory Trick
Imagine a busy MARKET where merchants are constantly buying and selling goods. That's the world of BUSINESS and COMMERCE.
Readings
Onyomi: ショウ (shou)
Kunyomi: あきな.う (akina-u)
Example Words
商店
しょうてん (shouten)
Shop
商売
しょうばい (shoubai)
Business
商品
しょうひん (shouhin)
Product
商店街
しょうてんがい (shotengai)
Shopping street
Example Sentence
駅の近くに 大きい 商店街が あります。
えきの ちかくに おおきい しょうてんがいが あります。
eki no chikaku ni ookii shotengai ga arimasu
There is a large shopping street near the station.