No. 1,265 in Japanese
売れ
"売れ" means "to sell" or "be sold."
In a sentence
この商品はよく売れています。
This product sells well.
売れ is used as a verb in its potential form, indicating the ability or success of the product being sold.
その歌手の新しいアルバムはすぐに売れた。
The new album by that singer sold quickly.
売れ is used in its past tense, signifying the album was successfully sold quickly upon release.
どうしてあの商品はあまり売れないのですか。
Why doesn't that product sell much?
売れ is used in its negative potential form, questioning the reason for the lack of sales for the product.
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