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Japanese symbol for “sales”

Romaji: hanbai
sale; sales; selling; marketing

In Japanese, sales is , read (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

  1. n, vs, vt sale; sales; selling; marketing

Kanji and stroke order

marketing, sell, trade
on: ハン
11 strokes · JLPT 2
sell
on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “sales”

WordReadingMeaning
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
えいぎょう eigyousales
うれゆき ureyukisales; demand
セールス seerususales; selling
うりあげだか uriagedakasales; amount sold; proceeds

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しはん shihanputting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available
つうはん tsuuhanonline shopping; e-commerce; mail order
はんろ hanromarket (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
さいはん saihanresale
じはん jihanautomatic selling
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
うる uruto sell

See also: Chinese symbol for “sales”.

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.

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