Vocabulary

What does 商人 (しょうにん, shounin) mean?

商人 (しょうにん, shounin) means merchant, trader.

Quick facts
Reading	しょうにん
Romaji	shounin
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

商人しょうにん

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshounin

merchant, trader

1noun merchant; trader; tradesman

Example sentences

彼(かれ)の父(ちち)は有名(ゆうめい)な商人(しょうにん)です。
His father is a well-known merchant.
昔(むかし)、ここに商人(しょうにん)が多(おお)かったです。
Long ago, there were many merchants here.

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