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売る

うる

N5to sell

Examples

畑で採れた野菜を市場で売る。

妹は使わない本を古書店に売った。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 売る is read as うる and means “to sell”.
  • Basic usage: The examples show selling vegetables at a market and used books to a shop.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinguishing senses and uses
    • It is the transitive verb for exchanging goods for payment, opposite 買う; marks the selling place and the buyer.

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