売却（ばいきゃく、baikyaku）
- sale

The Japanese word 売却 (ばいきゃく) means "sale," "selling," or "disposal of property." It refers to the act of transferring ownership of something, typically in exchange for money. This can apply to various types of assets, including real estate, stocks, businesses, or personal belongings. The [売却] process usually involves an agreement between a seller and a buyer.

⚫︎不動産を売却する。 Translation: To sell real estate. ⚫︎株式を売却する。 Translation: To sell stocks. ⚫︎事業を売却する。 Translation: To sell a business.

売却 is used in formal and business contexts. It's suitable for situations involving the selling of assets or properties. While it's understandable in everyday conversation, it's more common in written documents, announcements, and business discussions related to transactions. It is a more formal term than other ways of saying “sell”, for example, 売る (uru).

売却 is typically written in kanji as 売却. The reading is ばいきゃく in hiragana. There are no other common ways to write this word, and the okurigana (送りがな) is fixed. The kanji 売 means "to sell" and 却 means "to discard" or "to get rid of".

⚫︎販売 (hanbai) - "Sales," but more general than 売却. ⚫︎譲渡 (jouto) - "Transfer," used for the transfer of ownership of property, stocks, rights, and interests. ⚫︎処分 (shobun) - "Disposal" or "disposition", can sometimes mean 売却 but also includes other means of getting rid of something.

⚫︎購入 (kouyuu) - "Purchase," "buying." ⚫︎取得 (shutoku) - "Acquisition," "obtaining."

その会社は、不採算部門を売却することを決定しました。 ・Translation: That company decided to sell its unprofitable division. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the use of 売却 in a business context, referring to a company's decision to sell off a part of its business.

彼は自分の家を売却して、新しい家に引っ越しました。 ・Translation: He sold his house and moved to a new house. ・Explanation: This example shows the application of 売却 when referring to the selling of a house (real estate).

The word 売却 is a combination of two kanji: 売 (u) meaning "to sell" and 却 (kyaku) which means "to get rid of" or "to discard". The combined meaning directly conveys the act of selling something by getting rid of it.