完売します（かんばいします、kanbaishimasu）
- to sell out

The Japanese word 完売します, pronounced かんばいします (kanbai shimasu), means "to be sold out," "to sell out," or "to be completely sold." It describes a situation where all available stock of a particular item has been purchased and there are no more left to buy. It's often used in the context of merchandise, tickets, food, or any product with limited availability. This is a polite, formal verb form.

⚫︎ チケットはもう完売します。 Translation: The tickets are already sold out. ⚫︎ このケーキはすぐに完売しますよ。 Translation: This cake will sell out quickly. ⚫︎ 人気の商品はすぐに完売します。 Translation: Popular items sell out quickly.

⚫︎You can use 完売します in a variety of situations, particularly when informing someone that a product is no longer available. ⚫︎It is a polite and formal way to say something is sold out. ⚫︎The word is appropriate for use in stores, announcements, or formal conversations. ⚫︎If the situation warrants, you can use more casual verb forms (e.g., 完売した "was sold out") in informal settings.

⚫︎完売します is typically written as 完売します in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎完売 (kanbai) means "complete sale" or "sold out". ⚫︎The verb stem is 完売. ⚫︎The polite verb suffix します (shimasu) is added to create the polite, present tense form. ⚫︎Variations exist depending on the tense and politeness level (e.g., 完売しました (kanbai shimashita) "was sold out/have sold out", 完売する (kanbai suru) "will sell out/to sell out", 完売 (kanbai) "sold out").

⚫︎ 売り切れです (urikire desu): "It's sold out." (More common and less formal.) ⚫︎ 品切れです (shina gire desu): "Out of stock." (Focuses on the product itself being unavailable.) ⚫︎ 販売終了 (hanbai shuuryou): "Sales have ended." (Often used for specific periods or product lines).

⚫︎ 在庫があります (zaiko ga arimasu): "We have stock." (More direct, stating availability.) ⚫︎ 販売中です (hanbai chuu desu): "Currently on sale." (Indicates the product is available.) ⚫︎There is not a direct antonym, as it expresses a state of absence of stock.

そのコンサートのチケットはすでに完売します。 ・Translation: The tickets for that concert have already sold out. ・Explanation: This sentence clearly states that there are no more tickets available.

この限定版の商品はすぐに完売しますので、お早めにどうぞ。 ・Translation: This limited-edition product will sell out quickly, so please hurry. ・Explanation: This sentence is an announcement to encourage immediate purchase due to limited availability.

⚫︎完 (kan) means "complete" or "perfect". ⚫︎売 (bai) means "to sell". ⚫︎する (suru) is the verb "to do." ⚫︎Therefore, 完売 literally means "complete sale," and when you add します, you get "will completely sell out." The word's meaning directly reflects its etymological roots, reflecting the status where all the merchandise is sold completely.