Word details

売り言葉

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 売り言葉.

Dictionary

Entry

売り言葉りことばNounFreq #83522
1

fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark

Examples
彼のせりふは割り引いて聞いてよ。単に売り言葉に買い言葉というだけなんだから。
Don't let what he said get to you. He was just getting back at you for what you said.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sell

7 strokesFrequency 202JLPT N3Grade 2

On

バイ

Kun

う.るう.れる

Nanori

うりうる

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

12 strokesFrequency 414JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ヨウ

Kun

Nanori

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