Japanese symbol for “auctioneer”
競売人
きょうばいにん
Romaji: kyoubainin
auctioneer
In Japanese, auctioneer is 競売人, read きょうばいにん (kyoubainin).
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Meanings
- n auctioneer
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “auctioneer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| オークショニア | オークショニア ookushonia | auctioneer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game; match; contest |
| 競争 | きょうそう kyousou | competition; contest; rivalry |
| 競馬 | けいば keiba | horse racing |
| 競走 | きょうそう kyousou | race; run; dash |
| 競合 | きょうごう kyougou | contention; competition; rivalry |
| 競う | きそう kisou | to compete; to contend; to vie |
| 販売 | はんばい hanbai | sale; sales; selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “auctioneer”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.