Word Meaning 発売

はつばい hatsubai

発売 is read as はつばい (hatsubai) and means sale.

Meaning

English

  1. sale
  2. offering for sale
  3. release (for sale)
  4. launch (product)

Reading

Kana

はつばい

Romaji

hatsubai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2904 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

新発売

しんはつばい

new release

発売禁止

はつばいきんし

prohibition of sale

発売所

はつばいしょ

sales office

発足

はっそく

starting

発行

はっこう

issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)

発言

はつげん

statement

発生

はっせい

generation (of power, heat, etc.)

発見

はっけん

discovery

はつ

green dragon tile

発電

はつでん

generation (e.g. power)

発作

ほっさ

fit

発起人

ほっきにん

originator

Example Sentences

8

The first Macintosh PC was released in 1984.

This magazine's release day is on Wednesday every two weeks.

My uncle's company launched a new product last month.

A new RPG is coming out this week, so I'm looking forward to it.

I'm excited that a remake of a game I used to love got released.

Mister Donut's baked donuts are on sale today. Let's go buy some!

"Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" is a videogame by Nintendo sold exclusively for the Wii.

A product has been launched that uses the power from the USB to keep hot drinks warm.