# 商 — commerce; merchant

商 means “commerce; merchant”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: commerce; merchant
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 商

Parts: 立 stand · 冂 frame · 儿 legs · 口 mouth; box

## Don't confuse it with

[適](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suitable/) · [滴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drip/) · [摘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pluck/) · [嫡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/legitimate-heir/)

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[費](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/expense/) · [収](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/income/) · [額](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sum-of-money/) · [商](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/commerce/) · [財](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wealth/) · [値](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/value/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/commerce/. Last updated 2026-11-01.