ショウバイ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. trade; business; commerce
Because my family is in business.
Noun
Colloquialism
2. occupation; calling; profession; job
In this line of work, you meet all kinds of people.
Pitch accent
ショ
ウバイ
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
business rival; professional jealousy
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
Examples (46 in total)
Business is business.
It's a tough line of work.
Because I am involved in business.