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商 means 'trader'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 448   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-11    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 25    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 153 words   Used in 288 words   Used in 111 names   Component in 16 kanji (5 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ショウ
Kun
   あきなう to trade, deal in
Additional readings
Name    あき
Components
⿱  立 stand  冏 bright  
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See also
啇 old trader  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 商 is used 20 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 商 is used 280 times, read 2 ways.
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ショウ : 267 words FIND ALL
し ょ う ひ ん 1
noun
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
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あきなう : 13 words FIND ALL
あ き な い 2
noun
trade; business; trading; dealing
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An additional 8 less common words include 商 but the readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 333 (originally: 317)  Joy o' Kanji : 317  Key to Kanji: 526 

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商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冏
bright   
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
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