Japanese word

完売

Pronunciation

Romajikanbai

Meaning

  • nounsold out

Example

チケットは完売しました。chi ke tto wa kan bai shi ma shi ta

The tickets sold out.

Illustration for 完売 (sold out)

More examples

限定グッズは発売直後に完売しました。gen tei gu zzu wa hatsu bai choku go ni kan bai shi ma shi ta

The limited-edition goods sold out right after their release.

Core concept

Presents a completed sale in which the full supply has been taken by buyers.

Common phrases

  • 完売するkan bai su ru

    sell out

  • 早々に完売sō sō ni kan bai

    sell out quickly

  • 完売となるkan bai to na ru

    become sold out

Similar words

売り切れurikire: A product or ticket has no remaining stock for sale after all available units are sold.
品切れshinagire: A product is unavailable because no stock remains, without stating that every unit was sold.

Definition in Japanese

販売する物の全部が売れ、在庫がなくなること。han bai su ru mono no zen bu ga u re zai ko ga na ku na ru ko to

Word origin

完売 (kanbai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 完 (kan, "complete") and 売 (bai, "sell"), linking completion with a fully finished sale.

Usage tips

  • A concert can still be taking place when its tickets are sold out, because the word concerns ticket availability rather than whether the event has ended.

Opposites

  • 売れ残りurenokorileftover stocknoun

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