Word details

切り売り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 切り売り.

Dictionary

Entry

切り売り切売りりうりNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #54857
1

selling by the piece

2

selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time

Examples
事業を継続しながら、事業が依拠している不動産を切り売りしていくことなど非現実的なのだ。
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cut, cutoff, be sharp

4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2

On

セツサイ

Kun

き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ

Nanori

きつきりぎり

sell

7 strokesFrequency 202JLPT N3Grade 2

On

バイ

Kun

う.るう.れる

Nanori

うりうる

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