売うり手て

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the party selling something, often in contrast with 買い手 (buyer). Common in business and market contexts.

売うり手てと買かい手ての条じょう件けんが合あわなかった。
The seller's and buyer's terms didn't match.
この市し場じょうでは売うり手てが有ゆう利りだ。
Sellers have the advantage in this market.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が売うり手てになるto become the seller (in a transaction)
この不ふ動どう産さん取とり引ひきでは彼かれが売うり手てになった。
He became the seller in this real estate deal.
売うり手てと買かい手てが交こう渉しょうするthe seller and buyer negotiate
価か格かくについて売うり手てと買かい手てが交こう渉しょうした。
The seller and buyer negotiated over the price.
売うり手て側がわの〈事こと〉matters on the seller's side
売うり手て側がわの事じ情じょうで契けい約やくが遅おくれた。
The contract was delayed due to circumstances on the seller's side.

Kanji

売sell
手hand

Related words

売うり主ぬし
売り手 is the general, everyday term for a seller, while 売主 is the more formal or legal term used in contracts and deeds.
業ぎょう者しゃN1
売り手 simply denotes whoever is selling in a transaction, while 業者 refers to a trader or company that deals in goods professionally.
セラー
売り手 is the plain Japanese word for a seller, while セラー is the trendy loanword often used for online marketplaces or business contexts.

Opposites

買かい手てN1
売り手 is the party selling something, while 買い手 is the party buying it.
バイヤー
バイヤー refers to the professional buyer, while 売り手 refers to the seller in a business transaction.

Don't confuse with

売ばい人にん
売り手 is a neutral term for a seller in any transaction, whereas 売人 usually implies an illicit dealer, such as of drugs.

Counted with

人にん
Used when counting people; 売り手 is a person, so this is the natural choice.

Word family

売うり手て市し場じょう
seller's market

Built from

売うる+手て

Written forms

売うり手てUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
売うり手てUsage22%
Less common variant; learners should prefer 売り手.

Etymology

Compound of 売り (stem of 売る 'to sell') + 手 ('person, party').