Onyomi: バイ · Kunyomi: う.る, う.れる · Meanings: sell
Kanji for sell
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The kanji 売 combines the “hand” radical (士 without top) with lines representing goods, symbolizing the act of selling or offering items. In ancient times, it represented trading or exchanging goods. 売 came to mean sell, trade, or market, capturing commerce and transaction.
Hands offering goods — 売 means sell, trade, or market.
Imagine holding items in your hands to sell to others — that’s 売, the kanji for selling and trading.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 売る | うる | to sell | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade, buying and selling, trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs), dealing | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 売り場 | うりば | selling area, counter, section, department, sales floor | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 売れる | うれる | to sell (well) | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ | amount sold, sales, proceeds, takings, turnover | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 売れ行き | うれゆき | sales, demand | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 売店 | ばいてん | stand, stall, booth, kiosk, store | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ | sold-out | common JLPT-N2 Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | to be sold out | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 売り出し | うりだし | (bargain) sale | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 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 | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 売り物 | うりもの | article for sale, goods for sale, offering | common Noun |
| 売却 | ばいきゃく | selling off, disposal by sale, sale | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 売り | うり | sale, selling | common Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 売り手 | うりて | seller, vendor | common Noun |