Japanese symbol for “peddler”
売り子
うりこ
Romaji: uriko
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; peddler
In Japanese, peddler is 売り子, read うりこ (uriko).
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Meanings
- n salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; peddler; vendor
- n male prostitute
Written forms: 売り子、売子、売り児. Readings: うりこ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peddler”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物売り | ものうり monouri | street vendor; peddler |
| 香具師 | やし yashi | stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer |
| 旅商人 | たびしょうにん tabishounin | peddler |
| 立ち売り | たちうり tachiuri | peddler |
| 行商人 | ぎょうしょうにん gyoushounin | peddler; pedlar; hawker |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business; commerce |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peddler”.
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.