商 Kanji – make a deal
The Japanese kanji 商 can mean make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant.
Meaning and Readings
How is 商 read?
商 has the onyomi reading ショウ and the kunyomi reading あきなう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shou, akinau.
Common Japanese Words Using 商
These common Japanese words contain 商. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 画商(がしょう) — picture dealer, commercial art gallery
- 商(しょう) — quotient
- 商い(あきない) — trade, business, trading, dealing
- 商会(しょうかい) — firm, company
- 商業(しょうぎょう) — commerce, trade, business
- 商工(しょうこう) — commerce and industry
- 商工会議所(しょうこうかいぎしょ) — Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- 商魂(しょうこん) — commercial spirit
- 商事(しょうじ) — commercial affairs
- 商社(しょうしゃ) — trading company
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