販路

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 販路 (はんろ), selling 販 and route 路 combine to denote a sales channel.
• Basic usage: 販路 means a channel or market through which goods are sold to customers.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sales channel, not a road
  • Predicates after 販路を include developing, expanding, or securing it; the word is not a physical road.