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What is the Kanji for 'Sell'? | 売

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Sell', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Sell' is 売.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sell

    Reading

    kunyomi

    u

    onyomiばい

    bai

    Parts

    Samurai Hole

    Example Word

    発売: sale. 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.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    7

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    463

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Samurai

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hole

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 2 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Read

    kanji

    Meaning

    Continue

Words Using

This kanji is used in 17 words:

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 9 kanji contain the part 士 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Voice

    kanji

    Meaning

    Serve

    kanji

    Meaning

    Intention

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lucky, Good luck

    kanji

    Meaning

    Grand, Robust

    kanji

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slave

    kanji

    Meaning

    One

    kanji

    Meaning

    Article, Goodwill

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 9 kanji contain the part 穴 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sky, Empty

    kanji

    Meaning

    Research

    kanji

    Meaning

    Window

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stab, Dash

    kanji

    Meaning

    Choke, Plug up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Steal

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hard up, Be in extremity

    kanji

    Meaning

    Kiln

    kanji

    Meaning

    Cavern

Learn the Kanji

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What does 売 mean?

売 means 'Sell'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

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