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Kanji Detail for 卸 - "wholesale, to unload"
卸
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Meaning
卸 means "wholesale, to unload." Also associated with unhorse.
To unload - To put down heavy cargo; to feel relieved.
To unsaddle - To remove horse equipment.
Wholesale - To sell goods from wholesaler to retailer.
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Words using 卸
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卸売
おろしうり
wholesale; wholesaling
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卸売物価
おろしうりぶっか
wholesale price
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卸売市場
おろしうりしじょう
wholesale market
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卸す
おろす
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
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卸売
おろしうり
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Tattoo check: 卸
- Verified meaning: wholesale, to unload
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: unhorse
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
wholesale
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
lay down; retire from office
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to unload; to unhitch; to remove or strip; to get rid of
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to unload; to lay down; to resign
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To unhitch a carriage and release the horse. Removing clothes and armor is also called 卸. Flowers falling is also called 花卸. Also, boatmen unloading cargo is called 卸. | All not taking responsibility is called 卸. Such as 交卸, 卸肩. Shifting blame to others to free oneself is called 卸過, 卸罪, 卸責.
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Sentences including 卸
Wholesale prices are basically flat.
A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.
This morning, Mr Yamaha bought 30 kilos of walnuts wholesale.
The wholesalers might try to back out of the deal.
いく層もの卸業者の存在が特色である日本の流通機構は、複雑でコストもかかる。
The Japanese distribution system, characterized by layers of wholesale, is complex and costly.