Vocabulary

What does 問屋 (とんや, ton'ya) mean?

問屋 (とんや, ton'ya) means wholesaler, wholesale store.

Quick facts
Reading	とんや
Romaji	ton'ya
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

問屋とんや

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonton'ya

wholesaler, wholesale store

Example sentences

父(ちち)は魚(さかな)の問屋(とんや)を営(いとな)んでいる。
My father runs a fish wholesale business.
問屋(とんや)から直接(ちょくせつ)商品(しょうひん)を仕入(しい)れる。
Purchase products directly from the wholesaler.