売

Meaning

Sell · vender

Readings

• On (音読み): バイ
• Kun (訓読み): う.る・う.れる

Example words

• 売る（うる）— to sell
• 売り場（うりば）— sales floor; department
• 売店（ばいてん）— kiosk; stand

Structure

Radical 士 (さむらい · Scholar, samurai) · 7 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

売る/買う = vender/comprar. 売れる (よく売れる = it sells well) is the intransitive partner, like Spanish se vende, though it doubles as the potential form. 読 (read) and 続 (continue) hide 売 on their right side — 読む has nothing to do with selling.