How do you read 発売?

発売 is read はつばい (hatsubai), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 発売 used in a sentence?

新商品は、発売まであと3日だ。 — The new product is three days away from release.

How do you write 発売 in romaji?

発売 is written hatsubai in romaji.

What kanji are in 発売?

発 (Departure, Discharge); 売 (Sell).

発売はつばい

Q: What JLPT level is 発売?

発売 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

はつばい · hatsubai

JLPT N2 › noun

Sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)

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Heiban

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Example sentences

新商品は、発売まであと3日だ。

しんしょうひんは、はつばいまであとみっかだ。

The new product is three days away from release.

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このスナックは、新発売で、話題になっている。

このすなっくは、しんはつばいで、わだいになっている。

This snack is newly released and is becoming a hot topic.

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Kanji in this word

発Departure, Discharge, Publish 音はつ・ほつ訓た.つ・あば.く JLPT N4 · 9 strokes 売Sell 音ばい訓う.る・う.れる JLPT N4 · 7 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

発はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)発育はついく(physical) growth, development 発芽はつがgermination 発掘はっくつexcavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent)発言はつげんutterance, speech, proposal 発生はっせいoutbreak, spring forth, occurrence 売買ばいばいtrade, buying and selling 前売まえうりadvance sale, booking

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What does 発売 mean?

Sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product).

How do you pronounce 発売?

はつばい (hatsubai). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 発売?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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