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    3. 水商売

    水商売

    水みず商しょう売ばい

    chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability

    KMT10News #39+1NounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab22 strokes

    みずしょうばい

    Noun

    1.
    chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability
    2.
    night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar), nightlife business

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    彼かれは水みず商しょう売ばいをしている。

    He works in the nightlife business.

    KMT5Business & Finance
    水みず商しょう売ばいの世せ界かいは華はなやかだが、競きょう争そうも激はげしい。

    The world of nightlife business is glamorous, but competition is also fierce.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    水みず商しょう売ばいは景けい気きに左さ右ゆうされやすい。

    The nightlife business is easily affected by economic conditions.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    彼かの女じょは水みず商しょう売ばいで働 きながら、夢ゆめを追おい続つづけている。

    While working in the nightlife business, she continues to pursue her dreams.

    KMT10Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    水みず商しょう売ばいは、一いっ般ぱん的てきな会かい社しゃ員いんとは異ことなる生せい活かつリズムになる。

    The nightlife business involves a different lifestyle rhythm than that of a typical office worker.

    KMT10Business & FinanceWork & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    商
    あきな.う…(2)
    make a deal・selling・dealing in・merchant
    売
    う.る・う.れる…(4)
    sell
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