(おろしうり)(しじょう)

おろしうりしじょう
noun
wholesale market
1. wholesale market
A market where goods, especially fresh produce, fish, and meat, are sold in bulk to retailers and restaurants rather than directly to consumers.
築地(つきじ)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう)として有名(ゆうめい)だった。
Tsukiji was famous as a wholesale market.
毎朝(まいあさ)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう)新鮮(しんせん)(さかな)仕入(しい)れる。
Every morning, I stock up on fresh fish at the wholesale market.
中央(ちゅうおう)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう)地方自治体(ちほうじちたい)管理(かんり)し、(しょく)安全(あんぜん)(ささ)えている。
Central wholesale markets are managed by local governments and support food safety.

Composed of 卸売(おろしうり) (wholesale) + 市場(しじょう) (market). In Japan, 中央(ちゅうおう)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう) (central wholesale markets) are public markets regulated by law, handling the distribution of perishable foods. The most famous example is the former 築地(つきじ)市場(しじょう), which moved to 豊洲(とよす) in 2018.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 中央(ちゅうおう)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう): central wholesale market
  • 地方(ちほう)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう): regional wholesale market
  • 卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう)仕入(しい)れる: to stock up at a wholesale market
  • 青果(せいか)卸売(おろしうり)市場(しじょう): fruit and vegetable wholesale market

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 卸売(おろしうり): wholesale — the broader concept of selling goods in bulk
  • 小売(こうり)市場(しじょう): retail market — where goods are sold directly to consumers
  • 朝市(あさいち): morning market — a public market open early in the morning, often for retail