Meaning

Primary

Seller

Alternative

Vendor

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how can mean “doer”? Here, we have a sell doer. Who might that be? It’s someone who does selling – a seller or vendor.

売り手 is usually used when talking about sellers versus buyers.

Reading

うりて
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the kun'yomi readings for both kanji, but you know them both now, so you should be able to read this too! One hint that this is a kun'yomi reading word is the hiragana in the center. It's like two separate words combined together, and when a word is a single kanji / a single kanji with hiragana attached it is usually kun'yomi. This is like two of those, combined.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 売り手買い手

    seller and buyer

    売り手サイド

    seller's side

    売り手市場

    seller's market

Context Sentences

あの売り手にだまされました。

I was cheated by that vendor.

空ぜんの売り手市場ですね。

This's the hottest seller's market ever.

その家の売り手は、「近所の人が本当にひどいやつなので、家を手放すことにしたんだ」と、私に話してくれました。

The guy selling that house told me he’s selling it because his neighbor is a real jerk.

Kanji Composition