売り場

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
賣り場 (kyūjitai)
売場

Etymology

Compound of 売り (uri, selling, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 売る (uru, to sell)) +‎ (ba, place).[1][2][3][4]

Attested since at least 1595.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (uriba

  1. [from 1595] place where things are sold, point of sale, counter (in a shop)
  2. [date uncertain] a good opportunity to sell
    Synonym: 売り時 (uridoki)
    Coordinate term: 買い場 (kaiba, a good opportunity to buy)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 売場”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ 売場”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN