selling sea cucumbers; sea cucumber vendor
Refers to the occupation or act of selling sea cucumbers. The word is a compound of 海鼠 (sea cucumber) and 売り (selling/vendor).
Long ago, sea cucumber vendors were a winter tradition.
Selling sea cucumbers is thriving in this region.
Standard kanji spelling with regular okurigana.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common.
Compound of 海鼠 (sea cucumber) and 売り (selling/vendor). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originated from the trade of sea cucumbers.