商人は損していつか倉が建つ あきんどはそんしていつかくらがたつ Meanings Expression a merchant claims to suffer losses but eventually amasses a fortune Kanji 商 trade 人 person 損 loss. Read as ソン. 倉 warehouse. Read as くら. 建 build. Read as たつ. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists