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Japanese symbol for “seller”

Romaji: urite
seller; vendor

In Japanese, seller is , read (urite).

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 seller; vendor

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

sell
on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
hand
on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “seller”

WordReadingMeaning
うり uriseller; vendor
うりぬし urinushiseller; vendor
はんばいもと hanbaimotoseller; selling agency; sales agent
セラー seraaseller
うりかた urikataseller; selling side

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんばい hanbaisale; sales; selling
はつばい hatsubaisale; offering for sale; putting on sale
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
うる uruto sell
ばいばい baibaitrade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
しょうばい shoubaitrade; business; commerce
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member

See also: Chinese symbol for “seller”.

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.