卸 means “sell wholesale, unload”

おろす · orosu

Also: wholesale

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おろす, おろし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シャ

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The story

Noon (午) and a halting foot (止) beside a kneeling figure (卩): the oldest dictionary says 卸 meant unhitching the horses at the end of the road. Loads come down: 卸す is to sell wholesale, and Tokyo's Toyosu market is a 卸売市場.

Used in 卸売 (oroshiuri, wholesale), 卸す (orosu, to sell wholesale), and 卸値 (oroshine, wholesale price)

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