商人

しょうにん

trader, shopkeeper, merchant

What does 商人 mean?

商人 is a Japanese noun meaning trader, shopkeeper, merchant in English. It is written as 商人 in kanji, しょうにん in hiragana, and shounin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの商人は絹織物を商う。

The merchant deals in silk goods.