卸す

• 読み: おろす
• ローマ字: orosu
• 漢字の分解: 卸 (oro/sha) — wholesale, grate
• 発音: /o.ɾo.sɯ/

意味

To sell wholesale; to grate vegetables. Selling goods in bulk to retailers or grating food with a grater.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugating with the s-row (卸す → 卸さない → 卸して). Has two distinct meanings: commercial wholesale distribution (商品を卸す) and food preparation by grating (大根を卸す). The wholesale meaning comes from 'sending goods down' from producer to retailer. Related nouns: 卸売り (oroshiuri, wholesale) and 大根おろし (daikon-oroshi, grated radish).

例文

1. この会社はスーパーに野菜を卸している。
2. 大根を卸してそばに添えた。
3. 工場から直接小売店に卸す仕組みだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, cooking, commerce

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 卸 combines 御 (go, honourable/control) with a simplified form suggesting commercial transactions. Originally described the act of sending goods 'down' the supply chain from wholesaler to retailer.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal