See 商人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "あき",
"3": "ひと",
"t1": "trade",
"t2": "person",
"tr1": "aki",
"tr2": "hito"
},
"expansion": "あき (aki, “trade”) + ひと (hito, “person”)",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ojp",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Japanese",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "あきなう",
"t": "to trade"
},
"expansion": "あきなう (akinau, “to trade”)",
"name": "ja-r"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Superficially あき (aki, “trade”) + ひと (hito, “person”). Possibly Old Japanese.\nAki can also be found as the root of あきなう (akinau, “to trade”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "商人",
"ruby": [
[
"商",
"あき"
],
[
"人",
"びと"
]
],
"tags": [
"canonical"
]
},
{
"form": "akibito",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "あきびと"
},
"expansion": "商(あき)人(びと) • (akibito)",
"name": "ja-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"trader, tradesperson, merchant"
],
"links": [
[
"trader",
"trader"
],
[
"tradesperson",
"tradesperson"
],
[
"merchant",
"merchant"
]
]
}
],
"word": "商人"
}
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