音読み: バイ
訓読み: うる・うれる
画数: 7
部首: 士（さむらい）
Meaning
To Sell / Be Sold
- Basic forms
- 売る — to sell / base form
- 売ります — polite / I sell / masu form
- 売った — past / sold / ta form
- 売って — te-form / sell (and …) / linking or request
- 売らない — negative / don’t sell / negative form
- 売れば — if (I) sell / conditional
- 売れ — sell! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 売りたい — want to sell / 〜たい form
- 売れる — can sell / to be sold (intransitive) / potential / intransitive
- 売られる — be sold / passive
- 売らせる — make someone sell / causative
- More
- 売ろう — let’s sell / 〜よう form
- 売らなかった — past negative / didn’t sell
- 売っている — selling / being sold / progressive / state
売る (うる) is a godan (う-verb) meaning “to sell.” It conjugates regularly: る → って / った → 売って, 売った. The intransitive counterpart 売れる means “to be sold” — e.g., この商品はよく売れる (“This product sells well”).
- 売店 — kiosk / stall
- 販売 — sales / selling
- 売る — to sell
- 売上 — sales amount
- 商売 — business / trade
- 売却 — sale / selling off
- 売買 — buying and selling / trade
- 売春 — prostitution
売 consists of elements that symbolize “to go out” and “buy,” making it ideal for expressing transactions. It’s foundational in both economic terms and everyday vocabulary related to shopping and trade.
This kanji is very common in store names, price tags, and announcements — making it a high-frequency word in daily life.
この本は よく売れています。
This book sells well.
古い カメラを売りました。
I sold an old camera.
売買 — buying and selling