販売

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 販売 is read as はんばい and is a noun for selling goods or services; it also combines with する as a verb.
• Basic usage: Selling handmade sweets appears in 菓子を販売する, while summarizing sales volume in a table appears in 販売数を表にまとめる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Form relative to 売る
  • 販売する is a noun-based expression for commercial selling, whereas 売る is the general verb meaning to sell.