Word Meaning 密売

みつばい mitsubai

密売 is read as みつばい (mitsubai) and means illicit sale.

Meaning

English

  1. illicit sale
  2. smuggling
  3. bootlegging
  4. trafficking

Reading

Kana

みつばい

Romaji

mitsubai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 3638 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

密売人

みつばいにん

smuggler

密売品

みつばいひん

smuggled goods

密売買

みつばいばい

illicit traffic

麻薬密売

まやくみつばい

drug trafficking

密入国

みつにゅうごく

smuggling oneself into a country

密度

みつど

density

密輸

みつゆ

smuggling

密接

みっせつ

being in close proximity

密集

みっしゅう

crowding together

密室

みっしつ

locked room

密約

みつやく

secret agreement

密着

みっちゃく

contact printing

Example Sentences

3

This is contraband.

The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.

We must eradicate the drug traffic, root and branch.