Japanese symbol for “trader”
業者
ぎょうしゃ
Romaji: gyousha
trader; dealer; businessperson; company
In Japanese, trader is 業者, read ぎょうしゃ (gyousha).
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
- n trader; dealer; businessperson; company; vendor; supplier
- n fellow trader; people in the same trade
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trader”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商人 | しょうにん shounin | merchant; trader; tradesman |
| 売人 | ばいにん bainin | trader; smuggler; pusher |
| トレーダー | トレーダー toreedaa | trader |
| 商売人 | しょうばいにん shoubainin | merchant; trader; shrewd businessman |
| 貿易商 | ぼうえきしょう bouekishou | trader |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter; journalist |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trader”.
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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