仕入れ

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仕 入
し
Grade: 3		 い
Grade: 1

Alternative forms
  • 仕入 (less common)

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 仕入れる (shiireru, “to lay in goods or supplies, to stock up; to teach manners, to discipline, to train”), itself a compound of し (shi), the ren'yōkei of verb する (suru, “to do”) + 入れる (ireru, “to put in, to bring in”).[1]

The character 仕 is used as phonetic ateji for its on'yomi of shi.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

仕入れ (hiragana しいれ, rōmaji shiire)

  1. purchasing, stocking (in preparation to sell)
  2. teaching, training, discipline
  3. preparing, preparations
  4. ready-made goods

Derived terms
  • 仕 (し)入 (い)れ価格 (かかく) (shiire kakaku, “cost price, buying price”)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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