セール
せーる
noun
sale
1.
sale
sale; discount event
夏のセールが始まった。
The summer sale has started.
セール中は店が混雑する。
The store gets crowded during sales.
年末年始のセールでお得な商品を買った。
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 (on sale, during the sale)
- セールを行う (to hold a sale)
- 夏のセール / 冬のセール (summer/winter sale)
- タイムセール (time-limited sale)
- 閉店セール (closing sale)
- 決算セール (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).
Related terms:
- バーゲン (bargain sale)
- 安売り (selling at a discount)
- 特売 (special sale)