セール

せーる

noun

sale

1. sale

sale; discount event

夏(なつ)のセールが始(はじ)まった。

The summer sale has started.

セール中(ちゅう)は店(みせ)が混雑(こんざつ)する。

The store gets crowded during sales.

年末(ねんまつ)年始(ねんし)のセールでお得(とく)な商品(しょうひん)を買(か)った。

I bought bargain items during the year-end and New Year sale.

セール is a loanword from English "sale," referring to discount sales or promotional events.

Common expressions

セール中(ちゅう) (on sale, during the sale)
セールを行(おこな)う (to hold a sale)
夏(なつ)のセール / 冬(ふゆ)のセール (summer/winter sale)
タイムセール (time-limited sale)
閉店(へいてん)セール (closing sale)
決算(けっさん)セール (end-of-fiscal-year sale)

Note: In Japanese, セール specifically means a discount sale, not the general act of selling (which is 販売(はんばい)).

Related terms

バーゲン (bargain sale)
安売(やすう)り (selling at a discount)
特売(とくばい) (special sale)

Related Words

Synonym: 安売(やすう)り (bargain sale (Japanese term))

Related: 見切(みき)り品(ひん) (clearance item)

Related: 割引(わりびき) (discount)

Compare: 値下(ねさ)げ (price reduction)

Related: バーゲン (bargain sale)

Compare: お買(か)い得(どく) (good bargain, good deal)

Compare: 特売日(とくばいび) (sale day)

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Added 2026.1.21 12:50 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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