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Japanese symbol for “supplier”

Romaji: gyousha
trader; dealer; businessperson; company

In Japanese, supplier is , read (gyousha).

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 trader; dealer; businessperson; company; vendor; supplier
  2. n fellow trader; people in the same trade

Kanji and stroke order

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 “supplier”

WordReadingMeaning
サプライヤー sapuraiyaasupplier
しいれさき shiiresakisupplier
きょうきゅうしゃ kyoukyuushasupplier
のうにゅうがいしゃ nounyuugaishasupplier (company)
のうにゅうぎょうしゃ nounyuugyoushasupplier; provider; vendor

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; trade; operations
さぎょう sagyouwork; operation; task
そつぎょう sotsugyougraduation; completion (of a course)
ぎょうかい gyoukaibusiness world; business circles; (the) industry
かんじゃ kanjapatient
きしゃ kishareporter; journalist

See also: Chinese symbol for “supplier”.

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.

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