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問屋
問屋
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 問 | 屋 |
| Grade: 3 | Grade: 3 |
Noun
問屋 (hiragana といや, romaji toiya, historical hiragana とひや)
- a place for merchants to sleep
- 1597: Ekirin Setsuyōshū (page 39)
- 問屋 (トヒヤ) 商人宿
- 1597: Ekirin Setsuyōshū (page 39)
- a wholesaler; also, such a store
Etymology 2
From toiya.
Noun
問屋 (hiragana とんや, romaji ton'ya)
- a wholesaler; also, such a store
References
- Fukkoku Nihon Koten Zenshū: Setsuyōshū, Tōkyō: Gendai Shichō Shinsha, 2006, ISBN 4-329-02519-1