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Japanese symbol for “commodity”

Romaji: shouhin
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock

In Japanese, commodity is , read (shouhin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

Kanji and stroke order

make a deal, selling, dealing in
on: ショウ
kun: あきな.う
11 strokes · JLPT 2
goods, refinement, dignity
on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “commodity”

WordReadingMeaning
ひんもく hinmokuitem; commodity; list of articles
ざいか zaikacommodity; property
コモディティ komoditicommodity
しょうざい shouzaiproduct; commodity; merchandise

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうぎょう shougyoucommerce; trade; business
しょうてん shoutenshop; store; firm
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
しょうにん shouninmerchant; trader; tradesman
しょうしゃ shoushatrading company
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
せいひん seihinmanufactured goods; finished goods; product
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs

See also: Chinese symbol for “commodity”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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