卸問屋・卸し問屋|おろしどんやoroshidon'ya

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卸し問屋卸し問屋 is the more common written form. It combines kanji with kana, giving it a visibly different spelling from 卸問屋.
卸問屋卸問屋 is less common than 卸し問屋 but is the recommended default for beginners. It is written entirely in kanji.
Definitions
  1. nounwholesaler
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym問屋とんやNeutralNeutral word for a wholesaler; stresses the store that buys from makers and sells on to retailers. Nearly interchangeable with 「卸し問屋」.
  • Synonym卸売業者おろしうりぎょうしゃNeutralNeutral term for a person or company engaged in wholesale; common in business reports and documents. Basically interchangeable with 「卸し問屋」.
  • Related卸商おろししょうWrittenWritten/formal word for a wholesaler; stresses the merchant who does the wholesale dealing.
  • Antonym小売り店こうりてんNeutralA retail store selling directly to consumers; stands opposite 「卸し問屋」 on the wholesale side.
  • Antonym小売商こうりしょうWrittenWritten/formal term for the retail trade selling directly to ordinary customers; opposite of wholesale. For the shop itself, say 「小売店」.

Use 「卸し問屋」 for a business that buys in bulk from makers and sells to retailers. In general talk 「問屋」 is the usual word; formal accounts often use 「卸売業者」. The opposite is 「小売店」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 製造業せいぞうぎょう者しゃから大量たいりょうに商品しょうひんを仕入しいれて、小売業者こうりぎょうしゃに売うる事業者じぎょうしゃ。
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