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Kanji 売: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 売: sell

Key takeaways

Kanji 売: sell. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

売
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Meaning

sell

On reading

バイ

Kun reading

う.るう.れる

Radical

士

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 売

sell

Kanji structure breakdown

売

Structure breakdown

士 + 冖 + 儿

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a scholar (士) covering (冖) their goods with a cloth and using their legs (儿) to walk around and sell them. This character is used in words related to selling, such as 'sales' (販売) or 'selling off' (売却).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

バイ
  • 特売とくばい

    special sale / bargain sale

  • 売店ばいてん

    small shop / stand

  • 売買ばいばい

    trade / buying and selling

  • 発売はつばい

    release / sell / put on sale

  • 商売しょうばい

    trade / business / commerce

  • 販売はんばい

    sale / selling / marketing

Kun reading

う.る
  • 売れるうれる

    to be sold

  • 売るうる

    to sell

Commonly used words

  • 特売
    とくばい

    special sale / bargain sale

  • 売店
    ばいてん

    small shop / stand

  • 売買
    ばいばい

    trade / buying and selling

  • 発売
    はつばい

    release / sell / put on sale

  • 商売
    しょうばい

    trade / business / commerce

  • 販売
    はんばい

    sale / selling / marketing

  • 売れる
    うれる

    to be sold

  • 売る
    うる

    to sell

Example sentences

Example 1

店で売り出しが始まりました。

Translation

The store started a sale.

Example 2

新しい商品が売り出し中です。

Translation

New products are on sale now.

Example 3

新しい商品を売り出す。

Translation

They put a new product on sale.

Example 4

この映画は来月から売り出す。

Translation

This movie will be marketed starting next month.

Kanji 売: sell | Daily Nihongo