商|しょうshou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, mathquotient
2. nounbusiness; merchant; dealer
3. nounsecond degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
4. nounShang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

• SynonymビジネスNeutralLoanword for business (「ビジネスマン」); common in speech.
• Synonym商いあきないNeutralBuying and selling, with an old-fashioned flavor (「商いが細る」).
• Synonym取引とりひきNeutralTransactions or dealings (「取引先」); typical in business contexts.
• Related商売しょうばいNeutralDoing business or trade (「商売繁盛」); common in speech. 「商」 alone usually means a quotient, or appears as a suffix (「貿易商」).
• Related売買ばいばいNeutralBuying and selling as a transaction (「不動産売買」); often in legal and contract contexts.
• Related商業しょうぎょうNeutralCommerce as an industry (「商業施設」); the emphasis is on the sector as a whole.
• Related営業えいぎょうNeutralOperating a business or sales activity (「営業マン」).
• Related交易こうえきNeutralTrade and exchange between parties (「交易路」); often in historical contexts.
• Related稼業かぎょうNeutralThe trade one lives by, as in 「親の稼業を継ぐ」; 「サラリーマン稼業」 sounds self-deprecating. 「商」 alone usually means a quotient.
• RelatedトレードNeutralLoanword for trade or deals, also player transfers in pro sports (「トレード移籍」).

「商」 alone usually means the quotient in division (「商と余り」); as a suffix it means a merchant (「貿易商」「画商」). For doing business say 「商売」, for commerce 「商業」, for transactions 「取引」.

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1. （ショウ）あきない。
2. （ショウ）割り算わりざん（除算じょざん）の答こたえ。
3. （ショウ）五音ごおんの一ひとつ。低ひくい方ほうから二に番目ばんめの音おと。
4. （ショウ）（王朝おうちょう）殷いん。