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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2

JLPT level: N4

202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: sell

Kunyomi: う.る, う.れる

Onyomi: バイ

Composition: 士 冖 儿

売

Radical

Radical: 士

Reading: さむらいかんむり

Meaning: scholar, bachelor

Strokes: 3

Reading: さむらいかんむり

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Examples

Examples with audio

売買する(ばいばいする)   trade

商売する(しょうばいする)   do business

発売する(はつばいする)   put a product on the market

売店(ばいてん)   shop, kiosk

売る(うる)   sell

売り切れ(うりきれ)   sold-out

売り場(うりば)   sales floor

Onyomi Examples

売春 (バイシュン) prostitution

売却 (バイキャク) selling off, disposal by sale, sale

乱売 (ランバイ) selling at a fire-sale price, clearance sale, dumping

転売 (テンバイ) resale

Kunyomi Examples

売る (うる) to sell, to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.), to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself, to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone

売るほど (うるほど) so many (that one would want to sell some), more than enough, lots, plenty

売れる (うれる) to sell (well), to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

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