1.
business, trade, commerce
The activity of buying and selling goods or services for profit.
父は小さな商売をしている。
My father runs a small business.
商売は順調ですか。
How is business?
お客さんを大切にするのが商売の基本だ。
Taking good care of customers is the foundation of business.
2.
occupation, profession
One's line of work, especially when it involves selling or providing services.
ご商売は何をされていますか。
What line of work are you in?
彼は昔から魚の商売をしている。
He's been in the fish business for a long time.
これは商売道具だから、大事に使わないといけない。
These are tools of my trade, so I have to use them carefully.
商売道具 = tools of one's trade
商売する is used as a する-verb meaning "to do business."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 商売をする (to do business)
- 商売が繁盛する (business is thriving)
- 商売敵 (business rival)
- 商売上手 (skilled at business)
- 商売道具 (tools of the trade)
EXPRESSIONS:
- 商売は水物 (Business is unpredictable)
Related Words
Related:
商人 (merchant)