卸
wholesale
Readings
On'yomi
- シャ
Kun'yomi
- おろ.す
- おろし
- おろ.し
Meaning
卸 centers on the idea of distributing goods in bulk: selling wholesale, or the act of unloading and passing on merchandise to retailers.
Most common words using 卸
20 of 34- 卸売おろしうりN1
wholesale; wholesaling
- 卸おろし
wholesale
- 棚卸したなおろし
stocktaking; inventory count
- 卸業者おろしぎょうしゃ
distributor (of goods)
- 卸すおろすN2
to sell wholesale
- 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
- そうは問屋が卸さないそうはとんやがおろさない
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; the wholesaler won't sell it like that
- 中央卸売市場ちゅうおうおろしうりしじょう
central wholesale market
- 仲卸なかおろし
intermediate wholesaler; middle trader; middleman; broker
- 公認卸売業者こうにんおろしうりぎょうしゃ
authorized distributor; authorised distributor
- 卸したておろしたて
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
- 卸下しゃが
cargo unloading
- 卸会社おろしがいしゃ
wholesale company; wholesaler
- 卸価格おろしかかく
wholesale price; trade price
- 卸商おろししょう
wholesaler; wholesale dealer
- 卸売り価格おろしうりかかく
wholesale price
- 卸売り業おろしうりぎょう
wholesale business; wholesale trade
Study
Etymology
卸 is thought to combine 午 (noon) and 卩 (a kneeling person), possibly suggesting a person unloading goods at midday, but the exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side looks like a stack of boxes (午 with extra strokes), and the right side 卩 is a person kneeling to unload them. Picture a worker unloading crates of goods for wholesale distribution.
Reading mnemonic
For シャ, imagine a wholesale shed where goods are unloaded: shed -> シャ, and the kneeling worker unloads crates inside.