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Kanji Detail for 売 - "to sell"

売

  • Meaning

    売 means "to sell." Also associated with to betray, to spread.

    1. Sell - To trade goods for money.

    2. Betray - To deceive; to be disloyal.

    3. Promote - To spread; to advertise.

  • Words using 売

    • 販売 はんばい Listen sale; sales; selling
    • 売買 ばいばい Listen trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
    • 発売 はつばい Listen sale; offering for sale; putting on sale
    • 売り上げ うりあげ Listen amount sold; sales; proceeds
    • 売却 ばいきゃく Listen selling off; disposal by sale; sale
    • 売上高 うりあげだか Listen sales; amount sold; proceeds
    • 商売 しょうばい Listen trade; business; commerce
    • 売り うり Listen sale; selling; selling point

  • Four-character idioms with 売

    • 薄利多売 はくりたばい Listen small profits and quick returns
    • 商売繁盛 しょうばいはんじょう Listen thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business

  • Tattoo check: 売

    • Verified meaning: to sell
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to betray, to spread

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sell; [NOT casing, shell, husk]

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 賣|卖[mai4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bai(バイ) バイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    u.reru(う-れる) う-れる

    u.ru(う-る) う-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    儿 (ninnyo・hitoashi)士 (samurai)

  • Related Keywords

    to sell to betray to spread merchandise trade bargain deal commerce market retail advertise profit exchange distribute promote publicize vendor offer

Sentences including 売

  • They were all sold out.

  • He made money from that business.

  • Father put up the house for sale.

  • The business is in the red.

  • Foreign books are sold at the shop.

  • We have very good business.

  • His house is for sale.

  • I'm going to sell my house.

  • This book is not sold here.

  • He took over the business from his father.

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