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Japanese symbol for “distributor”

Romaji: oroshigyousha
distributor (of goods)

In Japanese, distributor is , read (oroshigyousha).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n distributor (of goods)

Kanji and stroke order

wholesale
on: シャ
kun: おろ.す、おろし、おろ.し
9 strokes · JLPT 1
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “distributor”

WordReadingMeaning
とりつぎ toritsugiagency; agent; intermediation
はんしゃ hanshasales company; distributor
ディストリビューター disutoribyuutaadistributor
とりつぎてん toritsugitenagency; distributor
はいしんしゃ haishinshadistributor (of information, content, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おろしうり oroshiuriwholesale; wholesaling
おろす orosuto sell wholesale
おろしね oroshinewholesale price
たなおろし tanaoroshistocktaking; inventory count
おろしうりぶっか oroshiuribukkawholesale price
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; trade; operations
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “distributor”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.