JLPT N3 · Noun

商人 (shounin)

商人 (しょうにん, shounin) is a Japanese noun meaning “merchant; trader”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうにん
Romaji: shounin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper · noun

Example sentences

あの商人は絹織物を商う。

The merchant deals in silk goods.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 商人

商

make a deal, selling, dealing inショウ・あきな.う · 11 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 商人.

商売しょうばいtrade商品しょうひんcommodity商しょうquotient商業しょうぎょうcommerce商社しょうしゃtrading company商店しょうてんshop人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation

Source: JMdict entry 1580270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.