noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
locally sourced; from nearby areas
Describes goods or produce that come from neighboring districts, often used in commercial contexts.
この市場では地回りの野菜が人気だ。
Locally sourced vegetables are popular at this market.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
local merchant; provincial trader
Refers to a merchant who operates within a limited local area, as opposed to a large-scale or traveling trader.
地回りの商人が村にやって来た。
A local trader came to the village.
noun
local thug; neighborhood hoodlum
A rough or delinquent person who operates within a limited local territory; often implies small-time gangster or street tough.
あの辺りは地回りの連中がたむろしている。
That area is where the local hoodlums hang out.
Compound of 地 (ji, 'local') and 回り (mawari, 'circulation' or 'going around'), literally meaning 'going around locally'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used since the Edo period to refer to local trade and, by extension, local toughs.