JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 販: "marketing, sell, trade"
The kanji 販 means "marketing, sell, trade". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ハン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | marketing, sell, trade |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 627 of 2,501 |
Common words with 販
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 販売sale; sales; selling; marketing
- 自販機vending machine
- 自動販売機vending machine
- 通販online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
- 市販putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available · commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought; over-the-counter
- 販路market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
- 販売店store; shop
- 市販品goods on the market
- ネット通販online shopping; internet shopping
- 量販店volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
- 販促sales promotion
- 販売員sales staff; salesperson
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