How to say "sales" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 販売はんばいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbSales as the activity of selling, together with marketing: use it for a company's selling operations or strategy, not for the amount of money taken in.
- 売り上げうりあげnounSales as an amount: the money or volume taken in from selling, the figure that can rise, fall, or hit a target when you talk about how a shop or business is doing.
- noun, suru verbThe loanword for selling as an activity or job: doing sales, pitching to customers, sales work. It points chiefly to the selling itself, not to the amount sold.
- 売れ行きうれゆきnounHow a product is selling — the course of its sales or the demand for it; used for goods moving well or poorly, not for totals or the act of selling.
- 売上高うりあげだかnounSales as a total figure: the amount sold or proceeds over a period, the term used in business accounts and reports for a company's sales.
Use 販売 or 「セールス」 for selling as an activity, 「売り上げ」 for the amount a business takes in, 売上高 for total sales figures in accounts, and 「売れ行き」 for how well a product is selling.
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