WORD DETAIL
完売
かんばい
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
完売, readかんばい, means that all units available for sale have been sold. - Basic usage: In
人気のパンは昼前に完売した。, all the available popular bread sold out before noon.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Selling out and closing orders
完売describes the sales result, while受付が終了したdescribes the end of the ordering or application process. In the limited-item example, selling out leads to orders closing.

