しょうにん
Meanings
Noun
1. merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Pitch accent
しょ
うにん
Composed of
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
counter for people
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
peddler; pedlar; hawker
slaver; slave trader
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
one's regular tradesman
black marketeer
merchant of death; arms dealer
mercantile mind-set; mercenary spirit; being intent on making a profit
business street
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
street vendor; peddler; hawker
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
antiques dealer
Examples (12 in total)
She married a rich merchant.
A merchant is a person who buys and sells goods.
George set up as a merchant.