せり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
競り

From the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 競(せ)る (seru, “to bid in an auction; to sell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ɾʲi]
• (Tokyo) せり [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])

Noun

せり • (seri) ^{←せり (seri)?}

1. auction

Synonyms

• 競(きょう)売(ばい) (kyōbai)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of せり – see the following entries.

【芹】J [noun] water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica Alternative spelling セリ

【迫】S [noun] approaching, drawing near [noun] stage elevator, stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor Alternative spelling 迫り

【迫り】 [verb] stem or continuative form of 迫る (seru) [godan]

(This term, せり (seri), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as せり, see Category:Japanese kanji read as せり.