売 — how to write the kanji for “sell”
売 (“sell”) is a JLPT N4 kanji taught in second grade in Japan. In newspapers it is the 202nd most used kanji. Its parts: 士 (“gentleman”, its radical), strokes 1–3; 冖 (“cover”), strokes 4–5; 儿 (“legs”), strokes 6–7, each finished before the next. Its native reading u-ru leads in its common words, as in 売り上げ (“amount sold”) and 売上高 (“sales”); read bai it forms 販売 (“sale”).
- Strokes
- 7
- JLPT
- N4
- Radical
- 士 (“gentleman”)
- On
- バイ
- Kun
- う·れる, う·る
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
- Vertical ㇑topdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐top leftrightwards
- Dot ㇔leftdownwards
- Horizontal hook ㇖leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒centerdownwards
- Vertical-curve-hook ㇟centerdownwards → rightwards
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- バイ bai
- Kun (native)
- う·れる u-reru, う·る u-ru (rare)
- Meanings
- sell
- Read u-ru
- 売り上げ 売上高 売り 売り場 売れ行き
- Read bai
- 販売 売買 発売 売却
- School year
- second grade
- Newspaper rank
- 202nd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 매 mae
- Common words
- 48 in JMdict
Words with 売
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales |
| 売却 | ばいきゃく baikyaku | selling off; disposal by sale |
| 売上高 | うりあげだか uriagedaka | sales; amount sold |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade; business |
| 売り | うり uri | sale; selling |
| 売り場 | うりば uriba | selling area; counter |
| 売れ行き | うれゆき ureyuki | sales; demand |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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