売れっ子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
売	子
う Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
賣れっ子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 売(う)れ (ure, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 売(う)れる (ureru).”) + っ子(こ) (-kko).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うれっこ [ùrékkó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ɾe̞k̚ko̞]

Noun

売(う)れっ子(こ) • (urekko) 

1. popular person

   売(う)れっ子(こ)芸人(げいじん)

   urekko geijin

   popular performer

Synonyms

• 流行(はや)りっ子(こ) (hayarikko)