卸売市場

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 卸売市場, read おろしうりしじょう, combines 卸売, wholesale trade, with 市場, a market.
• Basic usage: It refers to a place where chefs buy ingredients or visitors learn about food distribution.
  • 料理人は早朝に卸売市場で魚を仕入れる。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Wholesale and retail trade
  • 卸売 mainly supplies goods to retailers or other businesses. 小売 sells to consumers; the key distinction is the customer and the stage of distribution.