仕入れ

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

• (Tokyo) しいれ [shìíré] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiːɾe̞]

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