売 – sell

7 strokesTaught in grade 2#202 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 売 means sell. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is バイ (bai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is う.る、う.れる (uru, ureru). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 士 (no. 33).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	バイ	bai
Kun’yomi	う.る	uru
Kun’yomi	う.れる	ureru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 士 (Kangxi radical 33). Components: 士・儿・冖.

Words using 売

売るうるto sell売り場うりばselling area商売しょうばいtrade販売はんばいsale売れるうれるto sell (well)売上うりあげamount sold特売とくばいspecial sale売店ばいてんstand売買ばいばいtrade発売はつばいsale売行きうれゆきsales売り上げうりあげamount sold売り切れうりきれsold-out売れ行きうれゆきsales売り切れるうりきれるto be sold out小売こうりretail前売まえうりadvance sale売り出しうりだし(bargain) sale売り出すうりだすto put on the market

Example sentences

ガソリンはリットル単位で売られる。

Gasoline is sold by the liter.

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衛生用品売り場はどこですか。

Where is the sanitary section?

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地元の店は観光客相手に順調な商売をしている。

Local shops do good business with tourists.

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Kanji with the same radical

声士壮壷

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