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売る
uru
Description
「売る」は、お金をもらって物を人にわたすことです。
"売る" means to give something to someone in exchange for money.
お店で品物を売ったり、いらない物をインターネットで売ったりします。
You sell items at a store or sell things you don't need on the internet.
Meanings
売るuru
to sell; to give something for money
あの店は安く野菜を売っている。
That store sells vegetables cheaply.
売るuru
to betray or sell out someone
友達を売るなんてひどい。
It's terrible to betray a friend.
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Notes
- Nuance
The opposite is 買う (kau, to buy); 売れる is the intransitive 'to sell well'.
- Etymology
In figurative use like 名前を売る (make one's name known) or 恩を売る (put someone in one's debt).
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