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商 merchandise

立 (stand up) + (human legs) + (goatee)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

SHOU

SHOW me the merchandise.

Mnemonic

Slaves are merchandise that stand on human legs and have goatees (usually).

Kunyomi

あきな*い business (as in, "How's business?" "Business is slow!")
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

商品(しょうひん)

items for sale, merchandise ★★★★☆
商 (merchandise) + 品 (products) = 商品 (items for sale, merchandise)

商店街(しょうてんがい)

shopping district. ★★★★☆
商 (merchandise) + 店 (shop) + 街 (shopping district) = 商店街 (shopping district.)

shopping district. Not quite a mall, but a street with a tin roof, and all the shops are decorated similarly.Like all the stores on that street formed a kind of merchants' association and tried to give their street some atmosphere.
商売(しょうばい)

a business ★★★★☆
商 (merchandise) + 売 (sell) = 商売 (a business)

a business, a line of work: (the camera business, the pimp game, the clock business, etc.)