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Kotomora

卸

wholesale

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

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

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  • 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

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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.