卸
シャ, おろ.す, おろし, おろ.し

wholesale

JLPT1 G7 S9 F1520

Abbreviated form of 楚# whip (with the 疋 element written in variant form) + 卩 kneeling figure → whip a kneeling person, then dismiss him → *get rid of*; *remove* → *retire* (from office). Also, *unload* and *wholesale* (← get rid of).

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