Japanese symbol for “consumer”
消費者
しょうひしゃ
Romaji: shouhisha
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer
In Japanese, consumer is 消費者, read しょうひしゃ (shouhisha).
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Meanings
- n consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; buyer (bus)
- n consumer (in a food chain) (ecol)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “consumer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使い手 | つかいて tsukaite | user; consumer; employer |
| コンシューマー | コンシューマー konshuumaa | consumer |
| 利用者 | りようしゃ riyousha | user; end-user; consumer |
| 使用者 | しようしゃ shiyousha | user; consumer |
| 民生用 | みんせいよう minseiyou | consumer (use) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption; expenditure; spending |
| 解消 | かいしょう kaishou | cancellation; liquidation; resolution |
| 消滅 | しょうめつ shoumetsu | extinction; extinguishment; disappearance |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting |
| 消化 | しょうか shouka | digestion (of food) |
| 取り消し | とりけし torikeshi | cancellation; withdrawal; abolition |
| 費用 | ひよう hiyou | cost; expense |
| 経費 | けいひ keihi | expenses; expenditure; outgoings |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
See also: Chinese symbol for “consumer”.
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