商界(しょうかい)

しょうかい
noun
business world; commercial circles
1. business world; commercial circles; the world of commerce
The sphere of commercial and business activity, or the people and organizations within it. A formal term used in news, writing, and business contexts.
商界(しょうかい)で成功(せいこう)を収(おさ)めた。
He achieved success in the business world.
商界(しょうかい)の大物(おおもの)が集(あつ)まるパーティーに招待(しょうたい)された。
I was invited to a party where big names in the business world gather.
彼女(かのじょ)は商界(しょうかい)に身(み)を投(とう)じてから、わずか十年(じゅうねん)で財(ざい)を成(な)した。
She made her fortune within just ten years of entering the business world.

Compound of 商(しょう) ('commerce; trade') and 界(かい) ('world; sphere'). Follows the same pattern as other 〜界(かい) compounds: 政界(せいかい) ('political world'), 財界(ざいかい) ('financial world'), 学界(がっかい) ('academic world').

USAGE:

  • A written, formal term — in casual speech, ビジネスの世界(せかい) is more natural
  • Often appears in biographies, news articles, and business reporting
  • Can refer to either the abstract sphere of business or collectively to business people

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 商界(しょうかい)の大物(おおもの): big figure in the business world
  • 商界(しょうかい)に入(はい)る: to enter the business world
  • 商界(しょうかい)を引退(いんたい)する: to retire from the business world
  • 商界(しょうかい)の動向(どうこう): trends in the business world

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 財界(ざいかい): financial world — focuses on the financial and industrial establishment
  • 実業界(じつぎょうかい): business world; industrial circles — broader, includes manufacturing and industry
  • {ビジネス}: business — loanword used in everyday conversation, less formal
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