仕入れ

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Japanese

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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 (shi), the ren'yōkei of verb する (suru, to do) + 入れる (ireru, to put in, to bring in).[1]

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

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (shiire

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

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN