Meaning of 売れる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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売れるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingうれる
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Romajiureru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to sell (well)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
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Example Sentences
売れる, うれる used in context
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必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。
Yamashita is stuck with no way out. His well-thought-out project was rejected and the books he worked really hard on aren't selling.
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He is badly off, because his book doesn't sell well.
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His new record sells well.
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His novel sold well.
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Japanese cars sell well overseas.
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A good many of the pictures on exhibition were sold on the opening day.
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