Japanese symbol for “wholesale”
卸売
おろしうり
Romaji: oroshiuri
wholesale; wholesaling
In Japanese, wholesale is 卸売, read おろしうり (oroshiuri).
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Meanings
- n wholesale; wholesaling
Written forms: 卸売、卸売り、卸し売り. Readings: おろしうり.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wholesale”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卸 | おろし oroshi | wholesale |
| ホールセール | ホールセール hooruseeru | wholesale |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卸す | おろす orosu | to sell wholesale |
| 卸値 | おろしね oroshine | wholesale price |
| 棚卸し | たなおろし tanaoroshi | stocktaking; inventory count |
| 卸業者 | おろしぎょうしゃ oroshigyousha | distributor (of goods) |
| 卸売物価 | おろしうりぶっか oroshiuribukka | wholesale price |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wholesale”.
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.