商売 (しょうばい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

商売 (しょうばい) means trade / business / commerce.

See example sentences below.

商売 at a glance

商売

しょうばいshoubai

N3noun

trade / business / commerce

商売しょうばいshoubaiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

trade / business / commerce

Example 1

この店は小さいけど商売が上手です。

Translation

This shop is small, but its business is good.

Example 2

父は昔から商売をしています。

Translation

My father has been in business for a long time.