卸売業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 卸売業 is read as おろしうりぎょう and is a noun for the wholesale trade, which supplies goods to retailers or other businesses.
• Basic usage: Use 卸売業を営む for operating the business and 小売業と卸売業 when comparing trade roles.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Contrast with 小売業
  • Retail sells to final consumers, whereas 卸売業 mainly supplies other sellers or businesses.
• Delivery and business category
  • Delivering vegetables to shops is one wholesale activity, but the word names the entire line of business rather than delivery alone.