水商売

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水 商 売
みず
Grade: 1		 しょう
Grade: 3		 ばい
Grade: 2

Etymology

From 水 (mizu, “water”) + 商売 (shōbai, “business”)

Noun

水商売 (hiragana みずしょうばい, rōmaji mizushōbai)

  1. bar and restaurant business
  2. chancy trade
  3. nightlife business
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