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How to say 'Sale' in Japanese | 発売

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The Japanese word for Sale is 'Hatsubai', written as 発売 in Japanese.'Sale' in hiragana is はつばい.

    word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

    Reading

    はつばい

    hatsubai

    Kanji

    発Departure 売Sell

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '発売 (はつばい)' refers to the act of releasing or putting something on sale, typically a product or item. It is commonly used in contexts such as the release of new products, books, games, or other goods. For example: The new game will go on sale next week「新しいゲームは来週発売されます」(あたらしいゲームはらいしゅうはつばいされます). This book was released last month「この本は先月発売されました」(このほんはせんげつはつばいされました). Note that '発売' often implies the initial release or launch of a product, rather than ongoing sales.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5968

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 発売

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • kanji

    売

    Meaning

    Sell

Words Related to 発売 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

Words Related to 発売 Through the Kanji 売

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

    販売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • 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

    売却

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    売り

    Meaning

    Sale

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