売れる

うれる · ureru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan

to be sold

🏷️💰 売る uru = to sell; stretch it to ureru and the goods get sold

売れる is the intransitive partner of 売る (uru, to sell): the item sells by itself. It follows the same u→eru pattern as 焼く/焼ける. It also means popular: 売れている歌手 is a singer whose records sell well.

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