June 2010Archive

Kanji idiom that means success in business in Japan

 

The meaning of this Japanese kanji is business, and the pronunciation is "商売[shoubai]".

 

The way to beat the small odds of success when you start a business is simply through hard work and perseverance.

Because any industry you enter is so competitive, that everyone is struggling just to survive and it's only the few who are making money.
For you to succeed in the business, and to make a lot of money, you must do many efforts.
But, you can't get your own way about everything.

The Japanese entrusts hope by yourself to the kanji idiom at such time.

 

 

Japanese kanji idiom for business prosperity frequently used in Japan

The Japanese often uses these words for the aspiration achievement prayer.
The Japanese kanji idiom for your business to thrive and succeed is here.

	A business is to prosper
Meaning	a business is to prosper.	Shoubai Hanjou.pdf
Hiragana	しょうばい はんじょう
Kanji	商売繁盛/商売繁昌
Pronunciation	shoubai hanjou
Annotation	商売繁盛 is used well if anything though both 商売繁盛 and 商売繁昌 are quite the same meanings.
	This word is often used in storekeeping in restaurants, supermarkets etc.
	商売[shoubai] means a business, 繁盛[hanjou] means prosperity. This kanji idiom has been used up to the present time since the samurai age of Japan. Most Japanese people visit the Shinto shrine for the "Shoubai hanjou" prayer on the New Year's Day of every year. And, we (the Japanese) dedicate money that is called "Saisen" to the god in the Shinto shrine.

 

Japanese commodity to beckon luck

Japanese kite of kanji business prosperity	Ikkaku Senkin strap of Hello Kitty

	Obtaining the huge profit easily at a time
Meaning	Becoming rich in an instant.	Ikkaku Senkin.pdf
Hiragana	いっかく せんきん
Kanji	一攫千金
Pronunciation	ikkaku senkin
Annotation	一攫[ikkaku] means "one catch". 千金[senkin] means literally "thousand gold", actually "a lot of money". So, "Ikkaku-senkin" means "Become rich in an instant".
	"Ikkaku Senkin" is an ultimate moneymaking. But, it has the possibility to invite destruction. Therefore, "Ikkaku Senkin" doesn't have a good meaning if anything. <Proverb>: He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne. But... <Proverb>: Easy money is easy to spend. I think that "It works and scrape" is the best.

 

Japanese commodity to beckon luck

Sake named 一粒万倍[ichiryuu Manbai]	一粒万倍[Ichiryuu manbai] written on advertising flag of lottery of Japan

 

	Obtaining a lot of profits by few money
Meaning	Obtaining a lot of profits by few money.	Ichiryuu Manbai.pdf
Hiragana	いちりゅう まんばい
Kanji	一粒万倍
Pronunciation	ichiryuu manbai
	We(the Japanese) have lived and harmonized with nature. Our ancestors never forgot gratitude for even a grain of rice. There is a saying "Ichiryuu manbai" means that a single seed can eventually produce a great harvest. All the natural matters start from one small seed, which was given by nature, and create infinite things to return to nature. "一粒万倍[ichiryuu Manbai]" means one paddy grows up to the rice ear (tens of thousands of paddies). "But, the debt and the borrowing of the thing become the results of the growth of the seed of unhappiness to tens of thousands of times. Therefore, please refrain from the debt of the debt etc. as much as possible." Such a meaning has this kanji idiom.
Annotation	We(the Japanese) have lived and harmonized with nature.

 

Japanese commodity to beckon luck

Amount of Senkyaku Banrai

	One thousand customers visit your establishment ten thousand times
Meaning	Many guests are coming one after another. A thousand customers coming ten thousand times to have one visitor after another, to have an interminable succession of visitors.	Senkyaku Banrai.pdf
Hiragana	せんきゃく ばんらい
Kanji	千客万来
Pronunciation	senkyaku banrai
	This word is often used in storekeeping in restaurants, supermarkets etc.
Annotation	"商売繁盛[shoubai hanjou]" and this kanji idiom are synonyms. In addition, "千客万来[senkyaku Banrai]" and "商売繁盛[shoubai Hanjou]" are pairs. 　1000 customers visit your establishment. (Senkyaku Banrai) 　And, your business will prosper. (Shoubai Hanjou)

 

Japanese commodity to beckon luck

Japanese cat ornament; "招き猫[Maneki Neko]" This is an ornament of the cat that calls luck that is called "Maneki neko". This tiny Maneki Neko is portrayed beckoning happily with his left paw while holding a Japanese sea bream under his right arm. Maneki Neko figure is often put on the vicinity of the entrance of the restaurant in Japan.

 

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This Japanese proverb will be useful on your business.

 

The meaning of this Japanese kanji is business, and the pronunciation is "shoubai".

 

 

 

 

A right kanji phrase is a proverb of Japan where "Lesson of business" was indicated.

Everyone knows the skill and the technique to be important on business.
But, business will not succeed only by it.

It is because people and people are closely related to almost all business each other.

The most important meaning of this kanji phrase is it exactly.

• "Skill and technique"; it is important and indispensable for business.

In addition,

• "Touch a chord within customer."
• "Fascinate the customer."
• "Pay more attention to even the smallest details to the customer."
• "Put more spirit for the customer."

If you can execute these, the customer will be attracted to you, and the customer will trust you.
And, your business will succeed.

 

You can freely download kanji PDF file

Waza mo Kokoro mo Akinai zo.pdf

 

 

Kanji that indicates business

	Business
Meaning	business. a job. an occupation.
Hiragana	しょうばい
Kanji	商売
Pronunciation	shoubai
Example	profitable business. 儲かる 商売 [mou(karu) shoubai] * The hiragana in parentheses is okurigana.
	go into business. 商売 を 始める [shoubai wo hajimeru]
	He is suited to a business career. 彼 は 商売 に 向いている。 [kare wa shoubai ni muiteiru]
	She have a good head for business. 彼女 は 商売 が 上手 だ。 [kanojo wa shoubai ga jouzu da]

 

	Business in classical word
Meaning	business. dealing. trading.
Hiragana	あきな(い) * The hiragana in parentheses is okurigana.
Kanji	商い
Pronunciation	akina i
Example	heavy trading. 大商い [oo akinai]
	light(thin) trading 薄商い [usu akinai]
	in crease the number of customers. 商い口 を 増やす [akinai guchi wo fuyasu]
Annotation	It is often used in present Japan though "Akinai" is a classic word.

 

	Business in katakana
Meaning	business.
Hiragana	びじねす
Kanji	------
Pronunciation	bijinesu
Example	business English. ビジネス英語 [bijinesu eigo]
	a business district. ビジネス街 [bijinesu gai]
	a business class. ビジネスクラス [bijinesu kurasu]
	a business suit. ビジネススーツ [bijinesu sûtsu]
	a business school. ビジネススクール [bijinesu sukûru]
	a business opportunity. ビジネスチャンス [bijinesu chansu]
	*Japanized English an economy hotel. ビジネスホテル [bijinesu hoteru]
	*Japanized English a company employee. ビジネスマン [bijinesu man]
Annotation	As for Japanese and English, the vowel and the consonant are quite different. So, the Japanese pronounces "Business" as "bijinesu".

 

 

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