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JLPT N19画 · 9 strokesradical 卩freq #1520

wholesale

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シャ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • おろ.す
  • おろし
  • おろ.し

Mnemonic

At the wholesale market, the salesmen, shaped like the 卸 character, eagerly卸 their goods in large piles to attract buyers.

About this kanji

The kanji 卸, pronounced as おろ and often used in the context of wholesale, primarily refers to the act of selling goods in bulk, typically to retailers. As a verb, 卸す (おろす) means 'to sell wholesale,' while the noun 卸売 (おろしうり) refers to 'wholesale.' You might also encounter terms like 卸値 (おろしね), meaning 'wholesale price,' and 卸売市場 (おろしうりしじょう), which translates to 'wholesale market.' A quick note: 卸 is often used in business and trade contexts, so understanding it can be really useful if you're dealing with commerce in Japan.

Example sentences

  • 卸業者から仕入れを行った。

    I procured goods from a wholesaler.

Meanings across languages

English
wholesale
Tiếng Việt
sỉ
日本語
한국어
도매
中文
id
grosir
th
ขายส่ง
es
venta al por mayor
fr
gros
de
Großhandel
pt
atacado

Common compounds

  • 卸すおろすto sell wholesale, to grate (e.g. vegetables), to cut up fish
  • 卸売おろしうりwholesale, wholesaling
  • 卸売物価おろしうりぶっかwholesale price
  • 卸売市場おろしうりしじょうwholesale market
  • 卸値おろしねwholesale price
  • 卸し問屋おろしどんやwholesaler
  • 卸商おろししょうwholesaler, wholesale dealer
  • 卸下しゃがcargo unloading

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