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売

sell
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingバイ
Kun readingう.る、う.れる
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. sellRtK
  1. to sell
  2. to betray
  3. to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.)
  4. to make (oneself) known
  5. to establish (a reputation) for oneself

Popular Usage

売る売り場商売売れる売上売行き売り切れ売り切れる売り出し売り出す売れ行き

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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samurai · paper punch · Miss World · crown (冖) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 345

Compound words

売るうる
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself
売り場うりば
selling area; counter; section; department; sales floor
商売しょうばい
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling
売れるうれる
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
売り切れうりきれ
sold-out
売り切れるうりきれる
to be sold out
販売するはんばいする
to sell
発売するはつばいする
to sell
売り出すうりだす
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to begin selling; to market
売り出しうりだし
(bargain) sale
売れ行きうれゆき
sales; demand
競売きょうばい
auction
専売せんばい
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
即売そくばい
selling on the spot
転売てんばい
resale
特売とくばい
special sale; bargain sale
読売よみうり
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
売却ばいきゃく
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
売店ばいてん
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
売買ばいばい
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
発売はつばい
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
販売はんばい
sale; sales; selling; marketing
密売みつばい
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
廉売れんばい
bargain sale

On Reading Examples

彼は革製品の売買をしている。ばいばい
He buys and sells leather goods.tatoeba
これは当店の専売です。せんばい
Our store has a monopoly on this item.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親の商売を受け継がなくてはならない。
He must succeed to his father's business.tatoeba
彼は父が農園を売り払ったのに唖然とした。
He was surprised his father had sold the farm.tatoeba
彼は父からその商売を引き継いだ。
He took over the business from his father.tatoeba
彼は彼らと家具の売買契約をした。
He made a bargain with them about the furniture.tatoeba
そのため、駅で弁当を売ることが考えられた。
Therefore, it was invented to sell box lunches at stations.wiki
屋台ではそのどんどん焼きを経木に挟んで売る。
In the food stalls, the dondon-yaki is sold by putting it between kyogis (paper-thin sheet of wood).wiki
定期券売り場あり。
There is a commuter ticket office.wiki
売り場の高さによる分類
Classification by sizewiki
かろうじて腐造しないで売れる範囲の酒にもちこんだ、という意味である。
It means that sake just before turning to putrefaction and within sellable limit has been barely brought in.wiki
楽美術館　中立売上ル
Raku Museum, Nakadachiuri Agaru (to the north of Nakadachiuri)wiki
冷凍食品の売上No.1を記録している。
Korokke are top sellers in the frozen foods section.wiki
これに目を付けた温泉地は瓶詰めにして売り出した。
Many of the hot spring resorts took advantage of the above and started to sell bottled hot spring water.wiki
1924年に横浜馬車道にできた勝烈庵が初めに売り出した。
One theory states that Katsuretsu-an, which was established on Yokohama Bashamichi in 1924, started the dish.wiki
これをきっかけに日本国内でのウナギの売れ行きは激減した。
With this as a trigger, eel sales in Japan rapidly decreased.wiki

Stroke Order

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