卸 売(おろしうり)市 場(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)は卸売(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)で新鮮(しんせん)な魚(さかな)を仕入(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)は地方自治体(ちほうじちたい)が管理(かんり)し、食(しょく)の安全(あんぜん)を支(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)で仕入(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

Related Words

Compare: 朝市(あさいち) (morning market)

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