Japanese symbol for “peddling”
行商
ぎょうしょう
Romaji: gyoushou
monger; peddling
In Japanese, peddling is 行商, read ぎょうしょう (gyoushou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs monger; peddling
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peddling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出商い | であきない deakinai | peddling |
| 呼び売り | よびうり yobiuri | peddling |
| 旅商い | たびあきない tabiakinai | peddling; peddler; pedlar |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 行き | いき iki | the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity; article of commerce; goods |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう shougyou | commerce; trade; business |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peddling”.
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.