noun
seller; selling side
Refers to the person or party that sells, often in contrast with 買い方 (buyer). Used in business, trading, and auction contexts.
See also: 買い方
この取引では、売り方と買い方の条件が合わなかった。
In this transaction, the terms of the seller and the buyer did not match.
オークションで売り方が希望価格を下げた。
At the auction, the seller lowered the asking price.
noun
method of selling; art of selling
Refers to the technique, approach, or know-how of selling something. Often used in business manuals or sales training.
See also: 買い方
彼は新しい売り方を勉強している。
He is studying new methods of selling.
この商品の売り方を工夫する必要がある。
We need to devise a way to sell this product.
買い方 means 'buyer' or 'method of buying', the opposite side of a transaction. 売り方 focuses on the selling side or selling technique.
Compound of 売り (uri, 'selling', the continuative form of 売る) and 方 (kata, 'way' or 'person'). The two senses arise from the dual meaning of 方: 'person/side' and 'method'.