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卸商 (oroshishou) Japanese meaning: wholesaler | Kotomora

卸おろし商しょう

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Meanings

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wholesaler; wholesale dealer

A business or person that buys goods in bulk from manufacturers and sells them to retailers.

その卸おろし商しょうは全ぜん国こくの小こ売うり店てんに商しょう品ひんを供きょう給きゅうしている。

Kanji

卸wholesale
商make a deal, selling, dealing in

Related words

小こ売うり商しょう
小売商 is a retailer, selling directly to consumers, while 卸商 is a wholesaler, selling to retailers.
問とん屋や
問屋 is a more traditional term for a wholesaler or distributor, often used in specific industries, while 卸商 is a general term for a wholesale business.

Built from

That wholesaler supplies products to retail stores nationwide.

Written forms

卸おろし商しょうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
卸おろし商しょう
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 卸 (おろし, 'wholesale') and 商 (しょう, 'trade, commerce').