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    3. 初売り

    初売り

    初はつ売うり​

    first business conducted by retailers in the New Year

    KMT8Ref L1NounBusiness & FinanceCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    はつうり

    Noun

    1.
    first business conducted by retailers in the New Year

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    新しん年ねんの初はつ売うりに行いきました。

    I went to the New Year's first sale.

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    デパートの初はつ売うりには、毎まい年とし多おおくの人ひとが並ならびます。

    Many people line up every year for the department store's first sale.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life
    福ふく袋ぶくろを目め当あてに、多おおくの人ひとが初はつ売うりの開かい店てん前まえから列れつを作つくります。

    Many people form lines before the store opens for the first sale, aiming for the lucky bags.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    オンラインストアでも、実じっ店てん舗ぽに負まけない規き模ぼで初はつ売うりセールが開かい催さいされます。

    Even online stores hold New Year's sales on a scale comparable to physical stores.

    KMT8Business & FinanceTechnology
    初はつ売うりは、日に本ほんの小こ売うり業ぎょう界かいにとって年ねん間かんで最もっとも重じゅう要ようなイベントの一ひとつです。

    The New Year's first sale is one of the most important annual events for Japan's retail industry.

    KMT9Business & FinanceCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    Kanji
    売
    う.る・う.れる…(4)
    sell
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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