販

音読おんよみ: ハン

訓読くんよみ: none*

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: 貝(かいへん)

Meaning

Marketing / Deal in / Sell

  • 販売はんばい — sales; selling
  • 市販しはん — sold on the market; commercially available
  • 市販品しはんひん — commercial product; off-the-shelf item
  • 販路はんろ — sales channel; market outlet
  • 信販しんぱん — consumer credit; credit sales
  • 直販ちょくはん — direct sales
  • 量販店りょうはんてん — big-box / mass-merchandise store

points to “money / valuables,” a classic sign of trade. With the right-hand element, the character leans toward the act of dealing goods. Together, it’s the movement of products and money—the business of selling.

Imagine a いち—a lively market—where coins and goods change hands. Items made for anyone to buy are 市販品しはんひん—products on open sale. The feel of this character is practical and public: getting things into the marketplace.

販売
Creates
販売はんばい — selling; marketing
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