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Japanese symbol for “retailer”

Romaji: kounyuusaki
retailer

In Japanese, retailer is , read (kounyuusaki).

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 retailer

Kanji and stroke order

subscription, buy
on: コウ
17 strokes · JLPT 1
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4
before, ahead, previous
on: セン
kun: さき、ま.ず
6 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “retailer”

WordReadingMeaning
りゅうつうきぎょう ryuutsuukigyouretailer; retail company
こうりぎょうしゃ kourigyousharetailer
リテーラー riteeraaretailer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
こうばい koubaiprocurement; purchase; buying
こうどく koudokubuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
こうばいりょく koubairyokubuying power; purchasing power
あがなう aganauto buy; to pay for
ていきこうどく teikikoudokusubscription (e.g. to a magazine)
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue
せんせい senseiteacher; instructor; master

See also: Chinese symbol for “retailer”.

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.