うりもの

Japanese
Alternative spellings
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; selling point

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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