卸(おろ)す

おろす
godan verb
to wholesale; to grate
1. to sell wholesale
To sell goods in large quantities to retailers.
商品(しょうひん)を卸(おろ)す。
To wholesale goods.
この会社(かいしゃ)は全国(ぜんこく)の店(みせ)に野菜(やさい)を卸(おろ)している。
This company wholesales vegetables to shops nationwide.
工場(こうじょう)で作(つく)った製品(せいひん)を小売店(こうりてん)に卸(おろ)して利益(りえき)を得(え)ている。
They earn profits by wholesaling products made at the factory to retail stores.
2. to grate
To reduce food to small pieces using a grater.
大根(だいこん)を卸(おろ)す。
To grate daikon radish.
わさびを卸(おろ)してお刺身(さしみ)に添(そ)えた。
I grated wasabi and served it with sashimi.
生姜(しょうが)を細(こま)かく卸(おろ)して、料理(りょうり)の味(あじ)つけに使(つか)った。
I grated the ginger finely and used it to season the dish.

卸(おろ)す has two main meanings: to wholesale (sell to retailers) and to grate (food).

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を for the object

SENSE 1 - WHOLESALE:

  • 商品(しょうひん)を卸(おろ)す: to wholesale goods
  • 卸売(おろしうり): wholesale (noun)
  • 卸売業(おろしうりぎょう): wholesale business
  • 卸値(おろしね): wholesale price

SENSE 2 - GRATE:

  • 大根(だいこん)を卸(おろ)す: to grate daikon
  • 大根(だいこん)卸(おろ)し: grated daikon
  • わさびを卸(おろ)す: to grate wasabi
  • 卸(おろ)し金(がね): grater

KANJI DISTINCTION (homophones):

  • 卸(おろ)す: to wholesale, grate
  • 下(お)ろす: to lower, take down
  • 降(お)ろす: to let someone off (vehicle)
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Added 2026.1.9 18:15 · Revised 2026.2.23 12:00
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