売り渡す・売渡す|うりわたすuriwatasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
売り渡す売り渡す is the more common written form and the recommended choice for learners; use it as your default when writing this word.
売渡す売渡す is a less common written variant of 売り渡す. You may encounter it, but learners should generally choose 売り渡す instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto sell over to
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 売り渡す（うりわたす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 売り渡します（うりわたします） |
| Negative (nai) | 売り渡さない（うりわたさない） |
| polite (masen) | 売り渡しません（うりわたしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 売り渡さず・売り渡さぬ（うりわたさず・うりわたさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 売り渡した（うりわたした） |
| polite (mashita) | 売り渡しました（うりわたしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 売り渡さなかった（うりわたさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 売り渡しませんでした（うりわたしませんでした） |
| Te form | 売り渡して（うりわたして） |
| Potential | 売り渡せる（うりわたせる） |
| Passive | 売り渡される（うりわたされる） |
| Causative | 売り渡させる（うりわたさせる） |
| Causative passive | 売り渡させられる（うりわたさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 売り渡せば（うりわたせば） |
| tara | 売り渡したら（うりわたしたら） |
| Volitional | 売り渡そう（うりわたそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 売り渡しましょう（うりわたしましょう） |
| Imperative | 売り渡せ（うりわたせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym売却ばいきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for selling off assets — typical with real estate, stocks, businesses. 「売り渡す」 stresses handing the thing over to the buyer.
- Synonym売るうるNeutralThe everyday, most common verb for selling; it can also mean betraying a friend. 「売り渡す」 stresses handing the thing over to the other party.
- Synonym販売はんばいNeutralA commercial term for selling goods, whether ongoing or one-off. 「売り渡す」 focuses on transferring ownership to the other party.
- Related売り込むうりこむNeutralTo promote a product and open up a market; also to sell secrets. It stresses active peddling, not the handover of ownership that 「売り渡す」 implies.
- Related譲るゆずるNeutralTo hand over or transfer something, with or without payment. 「売り渡す」 is always a sale.
- Antonym買い取るかいとるNeutralTo buy something from someone — the reverse of 「売り渡す」, which sells it and hands it over.
- Antonym買い戻すかいもどすNeutralTo buy back something you once sold — the opposite direction from 「売り渡す」.
Use 「売り渡す」 for selling something over and handing over ownership, or for selling out a comrade. For selling assets pick 「売却」, for everyday selling 「売る」. The reverse actions are 「買い取る」 and 「買い戻す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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