販売（はんばい、hanbai）
- sales

The Japanese word 販売 (販売, *hanbai*) means "selling," "sale," "marketing," or "to sell." It refers to the act of offering goods or services for money. This encompasses various aspects, including advertising, promotion, and the transaction itself. It's a broad term used in business and everyday conversations. The word describes the action of a business entity to make an offer.

⚫︎この商品はオンラインで販売されています。 Translation: This product is sold online. ⚫︎新しい携帯電話の販売が始まりました。 Translation: The sale of the new cell phone has begun. ⚫︎不動産の販売を手伝っています。 Translation: I am helping with the sale of real estate.

販売 is used in various contexts related to commerce and business. You can use it when discussing the act of selling products, services, or even ideas. It's suitable for formal and informal situations, depending on the context. Consider using it in a business environment, in a store, or in a conversation where the topic is selling or buying something. The noun version can be used to describe the activity of 販売, or a product in 販売, or to promote something.

販売 is typically written with the kanji 販売. The reading is はんばい (hanbai) in hiragana. There is no other way to write it. The okurigana is fixed, so you don't need to be concerned with any variations. The kanji represents "sell" (販) and "sell/sell out" (売).

⚫︎売る (*uru*) - to sell ⚫︎セール (*seeru*) - sale (loanword) ⚫︎販売する (*hanbai suru*) - to sell (verb form of 販売) ⚫︎マーケティング (*maaketingu*) - marketing (loanword)

⚫︎購入 (*kouyuu*) - purchase ⚫︎仕入れ (*shiire*) - procurement/buying

この店では、新鮮な野菜を販売しています。 ・Translation: This store sells fresh vegetables. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of the store providing fresh vegetables to the public for money.

新製品の販売促進のために、テレビCMを制作しました。 ・Translation: We produced a TV commercial to promote the sale of the new product. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the activities undertaken to promote 販売.

The kanji 販 (han) means "sell," "deal in," or "market." The kanji 売 (bai) means "sell" or "to sell." Together they form 販売 (販売), which represents the comprehensive action of selling and marketing goods or services.