売る – 16 Japanese Verbs for Selling
売る(うる、) is the Japanese word for sell. Selling can have several different nuances based on the context. Here is a list of 16 compound words based on the verb 売る.
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Compound verbs are just two verbs stuck together. If you translate these from Japanese to English there is not always an exact equivalent. However, the list I provided below gives a close translation or explanation of what the word means.
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Word List for 売る
| 切り替える | きりかえる | switch (transitive) |
| 切り取る | きりとる | cut off |
| 切り替わる | きりかわる | switch (intransitive) |
| 切り開く | きりひらく | cut open or open up; clear a path |
| 切り出す | きりだす | break the ice or suddenly bring up a topic |
| 切り捨てる | きりすてる | truncate or abandon |
| 切り離す | きりはなす | Detach |
| 切り落とす | きりおとす | cut off |
| 切り上げる | きりあげる | round up a number; set an end for a task |
| 切り裂く | きりさく | cut open or into pieces |
| 切り分ける | きりわける | cut into slices; isolate an issue by breaking it down |
| 切り込む | きりこむ | cut into something or metaphorically go deep into something |
| 切り抜く | きりぬく | cut out |
| 切り抜ける | きりぬける | cut through or struggle through and issue |
| 切り立つ | きりたつ | Rise perpendicularly |
| 切り返す | きりかえす | counterattack |
| 切り詰める | きりつめる | cut short, reduce expenses |
| 切り刻む | きりきざむ | Chop up |
| 切り崩す | きりくずす | cut through (a mountain), undermine an opposing side |
| 切りつける | きりつける | slash at, engrave |
| 切り倒す | きりたおす | cut down |
| 切り下げる | きりさげる | devalue (currency), |
| 切り戻す | きりもどす | prune back |
| 切り揃える | きりそろえる | cut pieces into the same size or cut evenly |
| 切りかかる | きりかかる | assult or attach someone with a sword or knife |
| 切り払う | きりはらう | clear away trees or brush by cutting |
| 切り殺す | きりころす | slay or kill by sword |
| 切り結ぶ | きりむすぶ | Cross swords with |
| 切り回す | きりまわす | be in charge or manage something like a business |
| 切り下ろす | きりおろす | Slash downward |
| 切り進む | きりすすむ | advance or make a path |
| 切り整える | きりととのえる | cut and tidy up (fingernails, hair, etc.) |
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