This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

商売人

Reading

Kana: しょうばいにん
Romaji: shōbainin
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

merchant; trader

2

expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert

3

woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

See also: 商売女 水商売

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person