しょうばい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. trade; business; commerce
2. occupation; calling; profession; job
Pitch accent
しょ
うばい
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
nature of one's business; business instinct
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
business rival; professional jealousy
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
commercial spirit; profit motive
change of occupation
dilettantish business; amateurish business
business handbook (with glossary) of Edo period
mercantile spirit; mercenary spirit
business connections
thriving business
goodwill of a business
occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
sex industry; prostitution
Examples (29 in total)
How's business?
The business is in the red.
What is his business?