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一手販売 (いってはんばい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ手て販はん売ばい

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Meanings

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sole agency; exclusive distribution

Business term for the exclusive right to sell a product in a particular market or region.

その会かい社しゃは国こく内ないでの一いっ手て販はん売ばい権けんを持もっている

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That company holds the exclusive distribution rights in Japan.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
手hand
販marketing, sell, trade
売sell

Related words

独どく占せん販はん売ばい
独占販売 also means exclusive sales, but 一手販売 emphasizes the sole agency aspect more strongly.

Word family

一いっ手て販はん売ばい契けい約やく
exclusive distributorship agreement; sole sales contract
一いっ手て販はん売ばい代だい理り権けん
sole agency authority; exclusive distribution rights

Built from

一いっ手て+販はん売ばい

Etymology

Compound of 一手 (いって, 'one hand' or 'single-handed') and 販売 (はんばい, 'sales'), literally 'single-handed sales', referring to exclusive distribution.