あきんど
akindo
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “あきんど” mean?
a merchant (the Osaka trading spirit)
Example
“うちのおじいちゃんは根っからのあきんどや。”
uchi no ojīchan wa nekkara no akindo ya.
My grandpa is a merchant to the bone.
Good to know
Osaka was "the nation’s kitchen", a city of traders.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💼 Work
The textbook way to say it: 商人
More from Osaka
- まいどhi!, thanks as always (shop talk)
- 〜はる(a warm, polite verb ending)
- おつかれさんgood work today (Kansai, warm)
- せなあかんhave to, must (Kansai)
- はよせえhurry up! (Kansai)
- こき使うto work someone to the bone
- よう働くworks so hard (Kansai praise)
- まかないstaff meal (at a restaurant)
Learn Japanese with songs
- Lemon · Kenshi YonezuLevel A2
- Mayonaka no Door (Stay With Me) · Miki MatsubaraLevel A2
- Ue o Muite Arukō · Kyu SakamotoLevel A2
- Marigold · AimyonLevel A2
Solang turns songs into lessons: synced lyrics, translation and slang explained, line by line.
Learn it in the songs you love — free