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売
Sell
う(る) (uru), う(れる) (ureru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🐟 Every New Year in Tokyo, the first bluefin tuna auction becomes national news. 🐟 Wealthy restaurant owners compete fiercely, and the winning bid can exceed 100 million yen. Surprisingly, many buyers know they'll lose money on that fish. They bid so high because the publicity brings thousands of new customers.
Memory Trick
One liner: “Dig a hole in the earth (土), extract fuel, and sell it for money.”
Readings
Onyomi: バイ (bai)
Kunyomi: う(る) (uru), う(れる) (ureru)
Example Words
売る
うる (uru)
To sell
売店
ばいてん (baiten)
Kiosk, shop
販売
はんばい (hanbai)
Sales
売り切れ
うりきれ (urikire)
Sold out
Example Sentence
この 店は 本を 売っています。
この みせは ほんを うっています。
kono mise wa hon o utteimasu
This store sells books.