JLPT · Level 75
45 words
Japanese word
小売
Pronunciation
Romajikouri
Meaning
- nounretail
Example
彼は小売の仕事をしています。kare wa kouri no shi goto o shi te i ma su
He works in retail.
More examples
小売価格は仕入れ価格より高く設定されています。kouri ka kaku wa shi i re ka kaku yo ri taka ku set tei sa re te i ma su
The retail price is set higher than the purchase price.
Core concept
Centers on providing goods to the final buyer through transactions suited to personal use instead of large-scale distribution.
Common phrases
小売価格kouri ka kaku
retail price
小売市場kouri shi jō
retail market
小売販売kouri han bai
retail sales
Similar words
販売hanbai: The activity of offering goods or services in exchange for money to businesses or consumers.
店売りmiseuri: The sale of goods directly to consumers through a shop.
直売chokubai: The sale of goods directly from a producer to the people who use them.
Definition in Japanese
商品を最終消費者に少量単位で売る商売。shō hin o sai shū shō hi sha ni shō ryō tan i de u ru shō bai
Word origin
小売 (kōri, "retail") is formed from 小 (ko, "small") and 売り (uri, "selling"), expressing the sale of goods on a small scale.
Usage tips
- In English, retail appears in retail store and retail price, both of which describe the consumer-facing side of buying goods.
Opposites
- 卸売oroshiuriwholesalenoun
Related words
- 小売業者kourigyōsharetailernoun
- 小売業kourigyōretail industrynoun