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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.
築地は卸売市場として有名だった。
Tsukiji was famous as a wholesale market.
毎朝、卸売市場で新鮮な魚を仕入れる。
Every morning, I stock up on fresh fish at the wholesale market.
中央卸売市場は地方自治体が管理し、食の安全を支えている。
Central wholesale markets are managed by local governments and support food safety.
Composed of 卸売 (wholesale) + 市場 (market). In Japan, 中央卸売市場 (central wholesale markets) are public markets regulated by law, handling the distribution of perishable foods. The most famous example is the former 築地市場, which moved to 豊洲 in 2018.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 中央卸売市場: central wholesale market
- 地方卸売市場: regional wholesale market
- 卸売市場で仕入れる: to stock up at a wholesale market
- 青果卸売市場: fruit and vegetable wholesale market
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 卸売: wholesale — the broader concept of selling goods in bulk
- 小売市場: retail market — where goods are sold directly to consumers
- 朝市: morning market — a public market open early in the morning, often for retail