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“sales” in Japanese

Japanese

Also販売 (hanbai) · 売り上げ (uriage) · セールス (sērusu) · 売れ行き (ureyuki)

Pronunciation

Romajieigyō

Example

父は営業の仕事をしています。chichi wa ei gyō no shi goto o shi te i ma su

My father works in sales.

Illustration for 営業 (sales)

How to say “sales” in Japanese

“Sales” in Japanese is 営業 (eigyō).

Centers on actively connecting an organization's products or services with customers to secure business.

Full entry for 営業: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 営業

私は営業の電話を毎日かけます。watashi wa ei gyō no den wa o mai nichi ka ke ma su

I make sales calls every day.

Tips for using 営業

  • In everyday conversation, 営業 (eigyō) often means a sales job, while 営業中 (eigyōchū) means that a shop is open for business.

Other Japanese words for “sales”

この店では本を販売しています。ko no mise de wa hon o han bai shi te i ma su

This store sells books.

店の売り上げが増えました。mise no u ri a ge ga fu e ma shi ta

The store's sales increased.

今月はセールスが好調です。kon getsu wa sē ru su ga kō chō de su

Sales are strong this month.

この本は売れ行きが良いです。ko no hon wa u re yu ki ga yo i de su

This book is selling well.

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