商業|しょうぎょうshougyou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- no-adjectivecommerce; trade; business
- Synonym商売しょうばいNeutralDoing business or trading, also an occupation or calling; 「商業」 is commerce as an industry.
- Synonym交易こうえきNeutralExchanging goods or trading between parties; 「商業」 is the industry itself.
- SynonymビジネスNeutralLoanword for business affairs and work in a broad sense; 「商業」 is more a name for the industry.
- Synonym商いあきないWrittenWritten word for buying and selling or sales, with a traditional flavor; 「商業」 is the industry.
- Related通商つうしょうNeutralTrade with foreign countries; 「商業」 is commerce in general.
- RelatedトレードNeutralLoanword for trading or deals, also player transfers in pro sports; 「商業」 is the industry.
- Related貿易ぼうえきNeutralTrade between countries, i.e. importing and exporting; 「商業」 covers goods distribution at home and abroad.
- Related稼業かぎょうNeutralA trade one lives by, with a slightly self-deprecating nuance, as in 「役者稼業」; 「商業」 is the industry.
Use 「商業」 for commerce as an industry, as in 「商業施設」. For doing business or a trade pick 「商売」, for business affairs 「ビジネス」, and for trade with foreign countries 「貿易」.
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