商 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ショウ
- Kun
- あきな(う)
- Meaning
- commerce, trade
Origin
A decorative top plus 口 (mouth). Talking with the mouth to buy and sell things — trade.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショウ | 商売・商業・貿易商 |
|---|---|
| あきなう | 商う・商い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 商人しょうにん
merchant
- 商店しょうてん
store, shop
Example
まちには 商店が たくさん あります。
There are many shops in the town.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)