sell

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is はん, and no kun reading is listed. It has 11 strokes and relates to selling and distributing goods.
• Basic usage: 販売 is read はんばい, and 市販 is read しはん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 販売 / 市販
  • 販売 means sale or selling. It is a noun read はんばい. It broadly refers to the act or business of selling goods or services.
  • 店で手作りの菓子を販売する。 means “The store sells handmade sweets.”
  • 市販 means commercially available or retail. It is a noun read しはん. It refers to retail sale or to something being commercially available to the public.
  • 市販の布を使って人形の服を作った。 means “I made clothes for the doll using commercially available fabric.”