卸売業(おろしうりぎょう)

おろしうりぎょう
noun
wholesale trade; wholesale business
business
1. wholesale trade; wholesale business
The business of selling goods in large quantities to retailers or other businesses, rather than directly to individual consumers.
父(ちち)は卸売業(おろしうりぎょう)を営(いとな)んでいる。
My father runs a wholesale business.
卸売業(おろしうりぎょう)は生産者(せいさんしゃ)と小売店(こうりてん)をつなぐ役割(やくわり)を果(は)たす。
The wholesale business plays the role of connecting producers and retail stores.
ネット通販(つうはん)の普及(ふきゅう)で、卸売業(おろしうりぎょう)の在(あ)り方(かた)が変(か)わりつつある。
With the spread of online shopping, the nature of the wholesale business is changing.

Usage

A standard business term for companies that buy goods in bulk from manufacturers and sell them to retailers. Japan's wholesale industry is known for its multi-layered distribution structure.

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Antonym: 小売業(こうりぎょう) (retail trade)
Related: 卸売(おろしうり) (wholesale (base word))
Compare: 問屋(とんや) (wholesaler)
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Added 2026.3.14 11:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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