うりもの

うりもの

Japanese

Alternative spelling
売り物;売物 (dated)

Etymology

From 売(う)り (uri, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 売(う)る (uru).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うりもの [ùrímónó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɾʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

うりもの • (urimono) ^{←うりもの (urimono)?}

1. something that is sold

   売(う)り物(もの)にならないもの

   urimono ni naranai mono

   something that doesn't sell; a poor seller

2. specialty

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN