Trade

by Nao

akina-u, akina-i, shō

The verb akinau means to sell and buy things. The noun akinai means trading and commerce. A tradesman is shōnin, which sometimes appears as akindo in historical novels, dramas, and films. These words sound old.

Nowadays, torēdo (trading) and bizinesu (business) in katakana are commonly used. A traveling salesman used to be called gyōshōnin. Even the newer word sērusuman (salesman) in katakana is getting obsolete as women salespersons increase. Eigyō is more common for sales representatives these days. Eigyō originally means sales.

Commodities or products are shōhin.

When you are involved in some kind of business, shōsai (business talent) is a key weapon.

In arithmetic, shō is a result you get after dividing one quantity by another.

1. Draw the dot on the top.
2. Draw the horizontal line touching the dot.
3. Draw the dot to the left between the horizontal lines.
4. Draw the dot to the right between the horizontal lines.
5. Draw the vertical stroke to the left.
6. Draw the hook with an upward turn. The horizontal line touches the dots you have drawn.
7. Draw the sweeping dot.
8. Draw the small curve.
9. Begin to draw the rectangle. First, draw the left side of the rectangle.
10. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
11. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.

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