商業(しょうぎょう)

商業(しょうぎょう) is a formal term for commerce and trade, often used in compound words and official contexts rather than in casual conversation.

Compounds

• 商業(しょうぎょう)地区(ちく): commercial district
• 商業(しょうぎょう)施設(しせつ): commercial facility
• 商業(しょうぎょう)活動(かつどう): commercial activity
• 商業(しょうぎょう)主義(しゅぎ): commercialism
• 商業(しょうぎょう)高校(こうこう): commercial high school

Similar words

• 商売(しょうばい): business, trade (more colloquial, personal-scale)
• 貿易(ぼうえき): foreign trade, import-export
• ビジネス: business (loanword, broad usage)
• 経済(けいざい): economy (broader concept)

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Formal and written. In everyday speech, 商売(しょうばい) or ビジネス are more common when talking about doing business.