Results, 水商売

みずしょうばいmizushoubai

noun:

  • chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability
  • the entertainment, eating, and drinking business
  • the night entertainment (nightlife) business

Kanji definition:

スイSUIみずmizuみず~mizu

water

Strokes:
4
Radical:
水氵氺 water
SKIP:
4-4-3
UTF:
6c34
JIS208:
31-69
Nanori:
うずuzuずみzumitsudomiみさmisaみつmitsuみなminaみんmin
Hangul:
수 [su]
Pinyin:
shuǐ
Stroke order:
Example words:
みずmizu
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); / fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; / flood; floodwaters; / water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; / break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
水準すいじゅんsuijun
level; standard; / water level
水面すいめんsuimen
water's surface
水道すいどうsuidou
water supply; water service; waterworks; / channel; strait; / water course; waterway
水田すいでんsuiden
(water-filled) paddy field

ショウSHOUあきなakina.u

make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant

Strokes:
11
Radical:
口 mouth
SKIP:
3-8-3
UTF:
5546
JIS208:
30-6
Nanori:
あきaki
Hangul:
상 [sang]
Pinyin:
shāng
Stroke order:
Example words:
商品しょうひんshouhin
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
商社しょうしゃshousha
trading company; firm
商業しょうぎょうshougyou
commerce; trade; business
通商つうしょうtsuushou
commerce; trade
商店しょうてんshouten
shop; small store; business; firm

バイBAIu.ruれるu.reru

sell

Strokes:
7
Radical:
士 scholar
SKIP:
2-3-4
UTF:
58f2
JIS208:
39-68
Nanori:
うりuriうるurume
Hangul:
매 [mae]
Pinyin:
mài
Stroke order:
Example words:
販売はんばいhanbai
sales; selling; marketing
売り上げうりあげuriage
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
売買ばいばいbaibai
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
発売はつばいhatsubai
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
売上高うりあげだかuriagedaka
sales; amount sold; proceeds

Kanji

スイSUIみずmizuみず~mizu

water

ショウSHOUあきなakina.u

make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant


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