How to say "seller" in Japanese

• セラーCommon
  nounThe loanword from English: it refers to the party selling goods or services and is the natural choice in business and e-commerce settings, such as sellers on online marketplaces.
• 売り手うりてCommon
  nounThe general native word for the party that sells, viewed as one side of a transaction and opposed to the buyer; it fits people and companies alike in everyday and economic discussion.
  長々ながながと協議きょうぎした末すえに、売り手うりてと買い手かいては結局けっきょく折り合おりあった。↗

  After considerable argument, the buyer and the seller finally came to terms.
• 売り主うりぬしCommon
  nounThe seller as a party to a contract: expect it in contracts and formal transactions, especially property sales, where it stands opposite the buyer.
• 売り方うりかたCommon
  nounSeldom the word you want for a seller: out of context it suggests 'way of selling', and its 'selling side' sense is a trading term for the selling party, opposed to the buyer.

Use 「セラー」, the English loanword, in business or e-commerce settings; 「売り手」 for the selling party in general; 「売り主」 for the seller named in a contract; and rarely 「売り方」, which suggests 'way of selling'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• セラーseller
• 売り手うりてseller
• 売り主うりぬしseller
• 売り方うりかたseller
• 出品者しゅっぴんしゃseller
• 販売者はんばいしゃseller
• 販売人はんばいにんseller
• 発売元はつばいもとseller
• 販売元はんばいもとseller
• 受注者じゅちゅうしゃseller
• 販売業者はんばいぎょうしゃdealer
• 売りうりseller