売うる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

sell

Basic commercial transaction: exchange goods or services for money.

• この店みせでは手て作づくりのクッキーを売うっている。

  This shop sells handmade cookies.

• 彼かれは古ふるい車くるまを友とも達だちに売うった。

  He sold his old car to a friend.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

betray; sell out

Figurative use: betray someone's trust or sell out one's country, friend, etc. Often in fixed expressions like 国を売る.

See also: 国を売る

• 彼かれは金かねのために国くにを売うった。

  He sold out his country for money.

• 親しん友ゆうを売うるような真似まねはできない。

  I could never do something like betray my best friend.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

make a name for oneself; establish a reputation

Used in expressions like 名を売る (make one's name known) or 顔を売る (get one's face known).

See also: 名を売る

• 彼かれはその小しょう説せつで一いち躍やく名なを売うった。

  He made a name for himself overnight with that novel.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pick a fight; provoke; force on someone

Used in set phrases like 喧嘩を売る (pick a fight) or 恩を売る (do someone a favor to put them in one's debt).

See also: 喧嘩を売る · 恩を売る

• 酔よっ払ぱらいが突とつ然ぜん喧けん嘩かを売うってきた。

  A drunk suddenly tried to pick a fight with me.

• 彼かれはわざと恩おんを売うるような言いい方かたをした。

  He spoke in a way that deliberately made it sound like he was doing me a favor.