仕入(しい)れ

しいれ
noun
stocking; purchasing; procurement
businessbusiness
1. stocking; purchasing; procurement
The act of purchasing goods or materials for resale or business use. Also refers to the wholesale price or cost of goods purchased.
仕入(しい)れ値(ね)が上(あ)がった。
The purchase price went up.
毎朝(まいあさ)市場(いちば)で新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)を仕入(しい)れる。
Every morning, I purchase fresh fish at the market.
仕入(しい)れ先(さき)を変(か)えたら、コストが下(さ)がった。
When I changed suppliers, costs went down.
2. acquiring information; gathering material
Figuratively, the process of gathering information, knowledge, or material for a particular purpose.
ネタの仕入(しい)れは大事(だいじ)だ。
Gathering material is important.
記者(きしゃ)は情報(じょうほう)の仕入(しい)れに走(はし)り回(まわ)った。
The reporter ran around gathering information.
旅行(りょこう)に行(い)って新(あたら)しい知識(ちしき)を仕入(しい)れてきた。
I went traveling and picked up new knowledge.

Derived from

The verb 仕入(しい)れる (to stock up, to purchase for business).

Common collocations

  • 仕入(しい)れ値(ね) - purchase price, wholesale cost
  • 仕入(しい)れ先(さき) - supplier, source of goods
  • 仕入(しい)れ担当(たんとう) - purchasing manager
  • 仕入(しい)れコスト - procurement cost

Business context

Related words

Usage

ネタの仕入(しい)れ - gathering material (for writing, comedy, etc.)

Register

Neutral. Common in business contexts and everyday commercial activities.

Related Words

Related: 仕入(しい)れる (to stock up)
Related: 卸(おろし) (wholesale)
Related: 在庫(ざいこ) (inventory, stock)
Related: 発注(はっちゅう) (placing an order)
Related: 調達(ちょうたつ) (procurement)
Related: 卸売(おろしうり) (wholesale)
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Added 2026.1.19 17:16 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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