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How to say 'Commerce' in Japanese | 商業

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The Japanese word for Commerce is 'Shougyou', written as 商業 in Japanese.'Commerce' in hiragana is しょうぎょう.

    word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

    Reading

    しょうぎょう

    shougyou

    Kanji

    Trade, Deal Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '商業 (しょうぎょう)' refers to 'commerce' or 'trade'. It is used to describe the activity of buying and selling goods and services, especially on a large scale. This term is often used in contexts related to business, economics, and industry. For example: Commerce is important for the economy「商業は経済にとって重要です」(しょうぎょうはけいざいにとってじゅうようです). The city is a center of commerce「その都市は商業の中心です」(そのとしはしょうぎょうのちゅうしんです). The word can also appear in compound terms like '商業施設 (しょうぎょうしせつ)' (commercial facilities) or '商業地域 (しょうぎょうちいき)' (commercial district).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4707

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 商業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Trade, Deal

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 商業 Through the Kanji

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 商 as well.

  • word

    商品

    Meaning

    Product

  • word

    商社

    Meaning

    Trading company

  • word

    商売

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    商店

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    Meaning

    Commerce

Words Related to 商業 Through the Kanji

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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What does 'Shougyou' (商業) mean?

'Shougyou' means 'Commerce' .

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