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synonym Comparative
販売する
VS
買い占める

Differences Between "販売する" and "買い占める"

Option A
販売する
Meaning
to sell; to market
Reading
はんばいする (hanbai suru)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
この商品はインターネットでのみ販売されています。
This product is sold only on the internet.
Option B
買い占める
Meaning
to buy up, to corner the market
Reading
かいしめる (kaishimeru)
Syllabus Level
C1
Practical Example
毎日、日本語を練習するために買い占める。
Every day, I buy up, to corner the market to practice Japanese.

Which one to use?

Select the correct Japanese word for this context

Which word fits this context: "(to sell; to market)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 販売する: To sell products or services, often in a commercial context. More formal than 売る (uru). (商品やサービスを売ること。ビジネスの文脈で使われることが多い。「売る」よりも改まった表現です。)
- 買い占める: Essential structural term in CEFR C1 vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR C1語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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