問屋 (といや): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

問屋 (といや) means wholesale store / distributor.

See example sentences below.

問屋 at a glance

問屋

といやtoiya

N1noun

wholesale store / distributor

問屋といやtoiyaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

wholesale store / distributor

Example 1

この店は問屋から商品を仕入れている。

Translation

This shop stocks products from the wholesaler.

Example 2

問屋でまとめて買うと安くなる。

Translation

Buying in bulk at the wholesaler is cheaper.