行商

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Chinese

to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
 commerce; consult
trad. (行商) 行 商
simp. #(行商) 行 商
anagram 商行

Pronunciation

Noun

行商

  1. itinerant trader; travelling merchant; pedlar

Synonyms

Antonyms

Verb

行商

  1. to engage in commercial activities; to do business; to trade

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行商):
  • → Japanese: 行商(ぎょうしょう) (gyōshō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行 商
ぎょう
Grade: 2 		しょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

行(ぎょう)商(しょう) • (gyōshō) ←ぎやうしやう (gyausyau)?

  1. peddling, hawking, the act of carrying merchandise from place to place to sell
    Synonym: (Kagoshima) いねうい (“ineui”)
  2. peddler

Verb

行(ぎょう)商(しょう)する • (gyōshō suru) ←ぎやうしやう (gyausyau)?suru (stem 行(ぎょう)商(しょう)し (gyōshō shi), past 行(ぎょう)商(しょう)した (gyōshō shita))

  1. to peddle, to hawk

Conjugation

Conjugation of "行商する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 行商し ぎょうしょうし gyōshō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 行商し ぎょうしょうし gyōshō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 行商する ぎょうしょうする gyōshō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 行商する ぎょうしょうする gyōshō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 行商すれ ぎょうしょうすれ gyōshō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 行商せよ¹
行商しろ² 		ぎょうしょうせよ¹
ぎょうしょうしろ² 		gyōshō seyo¹
gyōshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 行商される ぎょうしょうされる gyōshō sareru
Causative 行商させる
行商さす 		ぎょうしょうさせる
ぎょうしょうさす 		gyōshō saseru
gyōshō sasu
Potential 行商できる ぎょうしょうできる gyōshō dekiru
Volitional 行商しよう ぎょうしょうしよう gyōshō shiyō
Negative 行商しない ぎょうしょうしない gyōshō shinai
Negative continuative 行商せず ぎょうしょうせず gyōshō sezu
Formal 行商します ぎょうしょうします gyōshō shimasu
Perfective 行商した ぎょうしょうした gyōshō shita
Conjunctive 行商して ぎょうしょうして gyōshō shite
Hypothetical conditional 行商すれば ぎょうしょうすれば gyōshō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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