Japanese symbol for “sale”
販売
はんばい
Romaji: hanbai
sale; sales; selling; marketing
In Japanese, sale is 販売, read はんばい (hanbai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt sale; sales; selling; marketing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sale”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り | うり uri | sale; selling |
| 売り出し | うりだし uridashi | (bargain) sale |
| 売却 | ばいきゃく baikyaku | selling off; disposal by sale; sale |
| 払い下げ | はらいさげ haraisage | sale (usu. of unwanted government assets); disposal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市販 | しはん shihan | putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available |
| 通販 | つうはん tsuuhan | online shopping; e-commerce; mail order |
| 販路 | はんろ hanro | market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening |
| 再販 | さいはん saihan | resale |
| 自販 | じはん jihan | automatic selling |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 売る | うる uru | to sell |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sale”.
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.