Quick answer
売 is the kanji for "to sell". Its reading is う.る (uru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
to sell
Also : Sale · to market
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 売 represents 'SELL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of sell.
On-reading: ばい — remember this sound by associating it with sell. Kun-reading: う.る.
Example Sentences
中古車を売りました。
ちゅうこしゃをうりました。
I sold a used car.
売り切れになってしまいました。
うりきれになってしまいました。
It sold out.
Vocabulary using 売
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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