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How to say 'Sale' in Japanese | 販売

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The Japanese word for Sale is 'Hanbai', written as 販売 in Japanese.'Sale' in hiragana is はんばい.

    word

    販売

    Meaning

    Sale

    Reading

    はんばい

    hanbai

    Kanji

    Sell Sell

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '販売 (はんばい)' means 'sale' or 'selling'. It refers to the act of selling goods or services. This word is commonly used in business contexts, such as retail, marketing, and commerce. For example: The sale of this product starts tomorrow「この商品の販売は明日からです」(このしょうひんのはんばいがあすからです). This store sells various items「この店はいろいろな商品を販売しています」(このみせはいろいろなしょうひんをはんばいしています). Note that '販売' is often used in compound words, such as '販売員 (はんばいいん)' (salesperson) or '販売価格 (はんばいかかく)' (selling price).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    750

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 販売

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sell

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sell

Words Related to 販売 Through the Kanji

This Word contains the Kanji 販 as well.

  • word

    市販

    Meaning

    Retail

Words Related to 販売 Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 売 as well.

  • word

    売る

    Meaning

    Sell

  • word

    売れる

    Meaning

    Sell

  • word

    売り場

    Meaning

    Sales floor

  • word

    売店

    Meaning

    Shop

  • word

    売り切れる

    Meaning

    Sellout

  • word

    売り切れ

    Meaning

    Sold out

  • word

    売り出す

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    小売店

    Meaning

    Retail store

  • word

    商売

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    売り上げ

    Meaning

    Sales

  • word

    安売り

    Meaning

    Discount, Bargain

  • word

    売買

    Meaning

    Trade

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売却

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売り

    Meaning

    Sale

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'Hanbai' means 'Sale' .

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