発売(はつばい)

はつばい
noun, suru-verb
sale, release (of product)
1. sale, release, launch
The act of putting a product on sale or releasing it to the market for the first time.
新(あたら)しいスマートフォンが来月(らいげつ)発売(はつばい)される。
A new smartphone will be released next month.
チケットは明日(あした)発売(はつばい)開始(かいし)です。
Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
発売(はつばい)日(び)に並(なら)んで買(か)いました。
I waited in line and bought it on the release day.

USAGE: 発売(はつばい) is used for releasing products for sale, especially new products, tickets, or media.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 発売(はつばい)する (to release, to put on sale)
  • 発売(はつばい)される (to be released)
  • 発売(はつばい)中(ちゅう) (now on sale)
  • 発売(はつばい)開始(かいし) (sales start)

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 発売(はつばい)日(び) (release date)
  • 発売(はつばい)元(もと) (publisher, distributor)
  • 新(しん)発売(はつばい) (newly released)
  • 先行(せんこう)発売(はつばい) (advance sale)
  • 発売(はつばい)記念(きねん) (release commemoration)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 販売(はんばい) - sales (ongoing selling)
  • 発行(はっこう) - publication, issuance

Related Words

Related: 販売(はんばい) (sales)
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Added 2026.1.14 9:58 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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