材木商(ざいもくしょう)

ざいもくしょう
noun
lumber merchant; timber dealer
businessperson
1. lumber merchant; timber dealer
A person or business that buys and sells lumber. The suffix 商(しょう) marks a merchant or commercial dealer in the named goods.
父(ちち)は材木商(ざいもくしょう)を営(いとな)んでいる。
My father runs a lumber business.
この町(まち)には古(ふる)い材木商(ざいもくしょう)が何軒(なんけん)かある。
There are several old lumber merchants in this town.
祖父(そふ)の代(だい)から続(つづ)く材木商(ざいもくしょう)を兄(あに)が継(つ)いだ。
My older brother took over the lumber business that has been running since our grandfather's time.

Refers to either the business or the individual proprietor. Somewhat traditional in feel — a more modern company would be called a 材木(ざいもく)会社(がいしゃ).

Common collocations

RELATED 商(しょう) COMPOUNDS:

  • 貿易商(ぼうえきしょう): trader; trading merchant
  • 古美術商(こびじゅつしょう): antique dealer
  • 薬種商(やくしゅしょう): dealer in medicinal goods (old-fashioned)
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Added 2026.5.30 12:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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