売買

ばいばい · baibai · JLPT N2 · noun

trade

🛒 売 = sell + 買 = buy; put together, they make trade (buying and selling)

売る (uru) means to sell and 買う (kau) means to buy. Joining the two characters gives the whole exchange, and both are read baibai in this word.

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