Kanji 売 — "Sell"
Here is what 売 means, how it is read, what it is built from, and a story that makes "Sell" stick.
How it is read
ばい
the reading borrowed from Chinese — usually appears in compound words
う.る, う.れる
the native Japanese reading — usually appears when the kanji stands alone
How to remember it
Kanji are not random strokes. Learn the parts and the whole becomes easy. Put the parts together into one picture. The stranger it is, the harder it is to forget.
A retired Samurai decided to Sell Skirts at the local market!
- 士 Samurai
Notice that this cross planted in the ground is especially wide and long, because it's the grave of a Samurai.
- 㓁 Skirt
A Skirt (冖) with thighs sticking out (ハ) - it's a Skirt!
Words that use 売
12 of 19 words in the app that contain this kanji — the most common ones first.
- 売る うる to sell (v.t.)
- 売れる うれる to be sold, to sell well
- 売買 ばいばい trade, buying and selling
- 商売 しょうばい trade, business, commerce
- 販売 はんばい sale, selling, marketing
- 発売 はつばい sale
- 売り出す うりだす to put on sale, to market
- 売り切れる うりきれる to be sold out
- 売り場 うりば place where things are sold
- 売店 ばいてん shop, stand
- 特売 とくばい special sale
- 売上 うりあげ amount sold, proceeds
Want 売 to still be there next month?
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