卸(おろし)

おろし

noun

wholesale

businessbusiness

See also: 卸売(おろしうり) (wholesale selling)

1. wholesale

The sale of goods in large quantities to retailers or other businesses, rather than directly to consumers.

卸(おろし)価格(かかく)で買(か)う。

To buy at wholesale price.

この店(みせ)は卸(おろし)専門(せんもん)だから一般(いっぱん)客(きゃく)は入(はい)れない。

This store is wholesale only, so regular customers can't enter.

青果(せいか)の卸(おろし)業者(ぎょうしゃ)がスーパーに野菜(やさい)を届(とど)けている。

The produce wholesaler delivers vegetables to the supermarket.

Common collocations

卸売(おろしうり): wholesale selling (the full form)
卸(おろし)業者(ぎょうしゃ): wholesaler
卸(おろし)価格(かかく): wholesale price
卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう): wholesale market
卸(おろし)問屋(とんや): wholesale dealer

Similar words

Opposite of 小売(こうり) (retail). The pair 卸売(おろしうり) and 小売(こうり) is commonly used to describe the two sides of the distribution chain.

Cultural note

Tokyo's best-known wholesale market is 豊洲(とよす)市場(しじょう) (Toyosu Market), which replaced 築地(つきじ)市場(しじょう) (Tsukiji) in 2018.

Watch out

大根(だいこん)おろし (grated daikon) is a different おろし, from 下(お)ろす (to grate), not wholesale.

Related Words

Antonym: 小売(こうり) (retail)

Related: 仕入(しい)れ (stocking)

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Added 2026.2.11 21:59 · Revised 2026.10.12 9:24

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