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

売り手は男でした。

The seller was a man.

家の売り手は有名なアイドルでした。

The seller of the house was a famous idol singer.

この取引、売り手にとって有利すぎない?

Isn't this transaction too advantageous for the seller?

Kanji Composition