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”).

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

仕(し)入(い)れ • (shiire) 

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

Derived terms

• 仕入(しい)れ価格(かかく) (shiire kakaku, “cost price, buying price”)