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商売替え

Reading

Kana: しょうばいがえ
Romaji: shōbaigae
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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change of occupation

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: タイ、 か.える、 か.え-、 か.わる
Meanings: exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Example Sentence

30()ぎての商売替(しょうばいが)えは大変(たいへん)だからしたくないのですけれどね。
➥Well it's very difficult changing jobs after you're thirty so I don't really want to do it.
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