商売人 しょうばいにん Meanings Noun merchant; trader; shrewd businessman expert (in a trade or profession); professional woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine See also: 商売女 (しょうばいおんな). Kanji 商 trade. Read as ショウ. 売 sell. Read as バイ. 人 person. Read as ニン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists