Business & change

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#1

Meaning

commerce, trade; merchant

Components

Example words
しょうにん

merchant, trader

しょうてん

store, shop

しょうぎょう

commerce, business

#2

Meaning

to entrust; committee

Components

Example words
いん

committee member

いんかい

committee

いんちょう

committee chairperson

#3

Meaning

to change, to transform

Components

Example words
ける

to transform, to take on a form

ぶん

culture

がく

chemistry

#4

Meaning

to substitute; generation; fee

Components

Example words
わる

to substitute, to replace

だい

era, period, age

でんだい

electricity bill

#5

Meaning

opposite; versus; to face

Components

Example words
はんたい

opposition, opposite

たいする

to face, to deal with

いっつい

a pair

#6

Meaning

to lose; to bear; to owe

Components

Example words
ける

to lose, to be defeated

to bear, to carry (on the back)

しょう

match, contest

#7

Meaning

part, section, department

Components

Example words
ぶん

part, portion

ぜん

all, the whole

room

#8

Meaning

to win, to excel

Components

Example words

to win

しょう

match, victory or defeat

けっしょう

final (match)

#9

Meaning

to ride, to board; to multiply

Components

Example words

to ride, to get on

じょうしゃ

boarding (a vehicle)

じょうきゃく

passenger

#10

Meaning

to exist, to have

Components

Example words
ゆうめい

famous

ゆうりょう

paid, fee-charging

しょゆう

ownership, possession

Practice

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