Question

卸 おろ.す、おろし、おろ.し 卸す(おろす): (1) to sell wholesale (2) to grate (e.g. vegetables) (3) to cut up fish S 午: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac正: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40卩: seal radical (no. 26) 卩 2 (none) wholesale If you need horseshoes (shoes that fit your horse´s footprint), buy them at the wholesale shop. They lick and paste stamps in your membership card so you can get free merchandise later.

Accepted Answer

シャ wholesale 1 1520 9 26 ふし・ふしづくり・わりふ 会意 Compound Ideographic Wholesale refers to the sale of goods in quantity to retailers for resale. When this kanji was invented, large loads of goods needed to be transported by horses who left steep footprints because of the weight they carried. The wholesale goods needed a special stamp to indicate that they were legal for resale. 1397

Kanji	卸
Onyomi	シャ
Kunyomi	おろ.す、おろし、おろ.し
English	wholesale
Examples	卸す(おろす): (1) to sell wholesale (2) to grate (e.g. vegetables) (3) to cut up fish
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1520
Components	午: noon; sign of the horse; 11AM-1PM; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac 正: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40 卩: seal radical (no. 26)
Number of Strokes	9
Kanji Radical	卩
Radical Number	26
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ふし・ふしづくり・わりふ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	wholesale
Koohii Story 1	Wholesale refers to the sale of goods in quantity to retailers for resale. When this kanji was invented, large loads of goods needed to be transported by horses who left steep footprints because of the weight they carried. The wholesale goods needed a special stamp to indicate that they were legal for resale.
Koohii Story 2	If you need horseshoes (shoes that fit your horse´s footprint), buy them at the wholesale shop. They lick and paste stamps in your membership card so you can get free merchandise later.
RTK Index	1397

Wholesale Goods Sign Resale Needed 卸 シャ おろ.す、おろし、おろ.し

Wholesale Goods Sign Resale Needed 卸シャおろ.す、おろし、おろ.し