Quick answer
商 is the kanji for "Selling / Merchant / Dealing In". A common reading is あきな.う (akinau). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Selling / Merchant / Dealing In
Also : Selling · Merchant · Dealing In · Make A Deal
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 商 represents 'MAKE A DEAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of make a deal.
On-reading: しょう — sounds like 'sho' in 'show'. Kun-reading: あきな.う.
Example Sentences
商店街でお土産を買いました。
しょうてんがいでおみやげをかいました。
I bought souvenirs in the shopping street.
商売が順調で、今月は利益が増えた。
しょうばいがじゅんちょうで、こんげつはりえきがふえた。
Business is going well and profits increased this month.
Vocabulary using 商
Learn 商 with Spaced Repetition
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