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発売 (はつばい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 500 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
sale ; release ; launch
Refers to the act of putting a product on the market for the first time, or making it available for purchase. Commonly used for new products, books, music, games, and tickets.
本ほん
は
発はつ
売ばい
と
同どう
時じ
に
ベストセラー
に
なっ
た
。
This book became a bestseller as soon as it went on sale.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish Similar words 販はん 売ばい 販売 is the general term for selling or marketing, while 発売 specifically means the initial release or launch of a product onto the market.
売う り 出だ す 売り出す also means to put on sale or launch, but can imply a more active marketing push or promotion, whereas 発売 is a neutral term for release.
Etymology Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'departure, start') and 売 (bai, 'sell'), literally 'start selling'. The reading is on'yomi.
