Conjugation
Tap for 売る (sell)
Tap for 売れる (sell well; be sold)
- 売店 — kiosk / stall
- 販売 — selling / sales
- 売上 — sales amount
- 商売 — business / trade
- 売却 — sale / selling off
- 売買 — buying and selling / trade
- 売春 — prostitution
Compound - tap to expand
- 売り出す — to put on sale; to launch
- 売り払う — to sell off; to dispose of
- 売り込む — to pitch; to aggressively market
- 売り切れる — to sell out
- 売り渡す — to sell and hand over
- 売り歩く — to peddle; to sell while walking
- 売り捌く — to sell briskly; to move merchandise efficiently
売 is a core “commerce” kanji you’ll see everywhere — stores, ads, receipts, and business talk. It appears in daily words like 売店 and 売上, and the pair 売る / 売れる is especially useful because it separates “action” from “result.”