Japanese word

売る

Pronunciation

Romajiuru

Meaning

  • verbsell

Example

私は本を売ります。watashi wa hon o u ri ma su

I sell books.

Illustration for 売る (sell)

More examples

フリーマーケットで古い時計を売りました。fu rī mā ke tto de furu i tokei o u ri ma shi ta

I sold an old watch at a flea market.

Core concept

Treats something as a tradable possession and transfers it for an agreed payment.

Common phrases

  • 安く売るyasu ku u ru

    sell cheaply

  • 野菜を売るya sai o u ru

    sell vegetables

  • 店で売るmise de u ru

    sell at a store

Similar words

販売するhanbaisuru: To offer goods or services to customers as a business activity.
譲るyuzuru: To give or transfer something to another person, with payment sometimes involved.

Definition in Japanese

商品や所有物を代金と引き換えに相手へ渡す。shō hin ya sho yū butsu o dai kin to hi ki ka e ni ai te e wata su

Word origin

The native Japanese verb 売る (uru, "to sell") is not a compound or loanword; its old form appears in early Japanese and retains its basic sense of exchanging goods for payment.

Usage tips

  • With 売る (uru), を (o) commonly marks what is sold, and に (ni) can mark the person who buys or receives it.

Opposites

Related words

  • 売り方urikataway of sellingnoun
  • 売り手uritesellernoun

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