Japanese symbol for “commodity”
商品
しょうひん
Romaji: shouhin
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock
In Japanese, commodity is 商品, read しょうひん (shouhin).
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Meanings
- n commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “commodity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 品目 | ひんもく hinmoku | item; commodity; list of articles |
| 財貨 | ざいか zaika | commodity; property |
| コモディティ | コモディティ komoditi | commodity |
| 商材 | しょうざい shouzai | product; commodity; merchandise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商業 | しょうぎょう shougyou | commerce; trade; business |
| 商店 | しょうてん shouten | shop; store; firm |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 商人 | しょうにん shounin | merchant; trader; tradesman |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ shousha | trading company |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
| 製品 | せいひん seihin | manufactured goods; finished goods; product |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
See also: Chinese symbol for “commodity”.
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