小こ売うり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

小売する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

retail; retailing

Refers to selling goods directly to consumers, as opposed to wholesale (卸売). Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to retail'.

〈物もの〉を小こ売うりするto retail something (sell it directly to consumers)
このメーカーは自じ社しゃ製せい品ひんを小こ売うりしている。
This manufacturer retails its own products directly to consumers.
小こ売うりで〈物もの〉を買かうto buy something at retail (as opposed to wholesale)
小こ売うりで買かうと少すこし値ね段だんが高たかくなる。
It costs a bit more when you buy it at retail.

販はん売ばいN3
販売 is the general word for 'selling' of any kind, while 小売 specifically refers to selling directly to end consumers rather than in bulk.
量りょう販はん
小売 is the general term for retail selling to consumers, while 量販 specifically emphasizes selling in large quantities, often at discounted prices.

卸おろし売うりN1
小売 means selling goods directly to consumers, while 卸売 means selling in bulk to retailers or other businesses.
卸おろし
卸 means selling in bulk to retailers, whereas 小売り means selling in small quantities directly to consumers.
卸おろし売うり市し場じょう
小売 refers to selling goods directly to consumers in small quantities, the opposite of the bulk business-to-business trading done at a 卸売市場.

小こ売うり業ぎょうN1
小売業 refers to the retail industry or business as a whole, while 小売 is the more general noun for 'retail' itself, often used as a modifier (小売価格, 小売店).

Compound of 小 (small, here implying small-scale or direct) and 売 (selling). The reading こうり is the on'yomi of the kanji.