Kanji

What does the kanji 商 mean?

商 means commerce, trade; merchant. On'yomi ショウ. Kun'yomi あきな.う.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Kun'yomiあきな.う
Strokes11
Main radical口
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ショウKun'yomi あきな.う
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

commerce, trade; merchant

Memory hook

A trader in a stall using their mouth to bargain over prices — COMMERCE, TRADE.

Main radical

口mouth 3 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

  • 商人しょうにんmerchant, trader
  • 商品しょうひんmerchandise, product
  • 商売しょうばいbusiness, trade

More words with this kanji

  • 商店しょうてんshop, store
  • 商業しょうぎょうcommerce, business
  • 商社しょうしゃtrading company
  • ~商~しょうmerchant, trading firm (suffix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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