JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 卸: "wholesale"
The kanji 卸 means "wholesale". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シャ in on'yomi and おろ.す, おろし, おろ.し in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おろ.すおろしおろ.し
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wholesale |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1520 of 2,501 |
Common words with 卸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 卸すto sell wholesale · to grate (e.g. vegetables)
- 卸wholesale
- 卸したてfreshly grated (e.g. daikon)
- そうは問屋が卸さないthings don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy
- 棚卸しstocktaking; inventory count · faultfinding
- 卸値wholesale price
- 卸業者distributor (of goods)
- 卸売業者wholesaler
- 卸売市場wholesale market
- 卸売wholesale; wholesaling
- 中央卸売市場central wholesale market
- 卸商wholesaler; wholesale dealer
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