Japanese word

売り切れる

Pronunciation

Romajiurikireru

Meaning

  • verbsell out

Example

その本は発売日に売り切れました。so no hon wa hatsu bai hi ni u ri ki re ma shi ta

That book sold out on the day it was released.

Illustration for 売り切れる (sell out)

More examples

限定版は、予約の段階で売り切れてしまうことがあります。gen tei ban wa yo yaku no dan kai de u ri ki re te shi ma u ko to ga a ri ma su

Limited editions sometimes sell out during the preorder period.

Core concept

Shows available stock reaching zero as customers buy all of it.

Common phrases

  • あっという間に売り切れるa tto i u ma ni u ri ki re ru

    sell out in no time

  • 売り切れる前にu ri ki re ru mae ni

    before it sells out

Similar words

売り切るurikiru: To complete the sale of all units of a product or supply.

Definition in Japanese

商品などがすべて売れて、在庫がなくなる。shō hin na do ga su be te u re te zai ko ga na ku na ru

Word origin

売り (uri, "selling") is the continuative form of 売る (uru, "to sell"), and 切れる (kireru, "to be exhausted") expresses the stock reaching its limit, forming 売り切れる (urikireru).

Usage tips

  • 売り切れる (urikireru) focuses on the result that no stock remains, while English sell out can also describe the action of selling all the goods.

Opposites

  • 売れ残るurenokoruremain unsoldverb

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