商業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The noun 商業 (しょうぎょう) covers commerce and trade as an economic sphere.
• Basic usage: It can name commercial activity itself or modify a place in compounds such as 商業地区, a commercial district.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Commerce and commercial districts
  • It denotes a broader sphere than one shop, with context deciding between commerce and trade.