Business, Commerce, Trade
noun, verbal noun
Selling merchandise is business, commerce, or trade.
しょうばい
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You've learned them both already!
田中さんは商売で大きく成功しました。
Mr. Tanaka succeeded in business.
最近はあのコンビニのせいで、商売あがったりだね。
Business has dried up recently because of that convenience store.
学校卒業後に商売を始めたんですが、すぐに商売をすることは簡単ではないことを学びました。
After leaving school I went into business for myself, but I soon learned that running a business is no easy task.