Vocab Info

N1 Noun

商人(しょうにん)trader, shopkeeper, merchant

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

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      merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper

    All Forms

    商人 【しょうにん】商人 【あきんど】商人 【あきうど】商人 【あきゅうど】商人 【あきびと】

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    Examples

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      大阪(おおさか)商人(しょうにん)(まち)として(さか)えました。

      Osaka prospered as a town of merchants. {trader, shopkeeper, merchant}

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      あの商人(しょうにん)誠実(せいじつ)人柄(ひとがら)地域(ちいき)信頼(しんらい)()ている。

      That merchant, with his sincere personality, has earned the trust of the community. {trader, shopkeeper, merchant}

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      先生(せんせい)が「(はなし)上手(じょうず)(ひと)商人(しょうにん)()いている」と()った。

      The teacher said, "People who are good at speaking are suited to be merchants." {trader, shopkeeper, merchant}

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      プロの商人(しょうにん)としたところで、倹約(けんやく)()(かれ)には(なに)()ることができないだろう。

      Even as a professional merchant, it would probably be impossible to sell anything to him since he's such a frugal person. {trader, shopkeeper, merchant}

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      先輩(せんぱい):「商人(しょうにん)として成功(せいこう)したいのなら、成功(せいこう)するまで商売(しょうばい)(つづ)けるまでです。」

      Senior: "If you want to succeed as a merchant, you have to keep doing business until you succeed." {trader, shopkeeper, merchant}

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