Japanese symbol for “sold”

売約済み

ばいやくずみ

Romaji: baiyakuzumi

(already) sold

In Japanese, sold is 売約済み, read ばいやくずみ (baiyakuzumi).

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Meanings

exp (already) sold

Written forms: 売約済み、売約済. Readings: ばいやくずみ.

Kanji and stroke order

売

sell

on: バイ
kun: う.る、う.れる

7 strokes · JLPT 3

約

promise, approximately, shrink

on: ヤク
kun: つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか

9 strokes · JLPT 2

済

settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish

on: サイ、セイ
kun: す.む、-ず.み、-ずみ、す.まない

11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
販売	はんばい hanbai	sale; sales; 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
売買	ばいばい baibai	trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs)
商売	しょうばい shoubai	trade; business; commerce
契約	けいやく keiyaku	contract; compact; agreement
予約	よやく yoyaku	reservation; appointment; booking
経済	けいざい keizai	economy; economics

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