売れる

• 読み: うれる
• ローマ字: ureru
• 漢字の分解: 売 (u/bai) — sell
• 発音: /ɯ.ɾe.ɾɯ/

意味

To sell well; to be sold. Describes something being purchased or becoming popular.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb and the intransitive/potential form related to 売る (uru, to sell). Conjugated by dropping る. Describes things that are sold or people/products that gain popularity. 売れっ子 (urekko) means a popular person. よく売れる means 'sells well.' Can also mean 'to be well-known.'

例文

1. この本は発売してすぐに売れた。
2. 夏はアイスクリームがよく売れる。
3. 彼女は売れている女優だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, entertainment, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The intransitive form of 売る (to sell). The kanji 売 originally depicted a person offering goods with an outstretched hand at a market. The れる ending indicates the spontaneous or resultative state of being sold.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal