商 用(しょうよう)

しょうよう

noun

commercial use; business purposes

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1. commercial use, business use, business purposes

Use for business or commercial purposes, as opposed to personal or non-profit use. Often appears in terms of service, licensing, and legal contexts.

商用(しょうよう)利用(りよう)は禁止(きんし)です。

Commercial use is prohibited.

この写真(しゃしん)は商用(しょうよう)目的(もくてき)で使(つか)えますか。

Can I use this photo for commercial purposes?

個人(こじん)で楽(たの)しむのは自由(じゆう)ですが、商用(しょうよう)で使(つか)う場合(ばあい)は許可(きょか)が必要(ひつよう)です。

You are free to enjoy it personally, but permission is required for commercial use.

Frequent in software licences, copyright notices and terms of service. It also means "on business" as the purpose of a trip: 商用(しょうよう)で来日(らいにち)する (to come to Japan on business).

Common collocations

商用(しょうよう)利用(りよう): commercial use
商用(しょうよう)目的(もくてき): commercial purposes
商用(しょうよう)不可(ふか): not available for commercial use
非(ひ)商用(しょうよう): non-commercial

Similar words

業務用(ぎょうむよう): for business or professional use (equipment, supplies)
営利(えいり)目的(もくてき): for-profit purposes

Related Words

Compare: 業務用(ぎょうむよう) (for business/professional use)

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Added 2026.2.13 10:20 · Revised 2026.10.13 21:45

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