Kanji

買

buy

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かう

Common Readings

バイ, か…う

Example sentences

買う かう
昨日 新しい パソコン 買った

I bought a new computer yesterday.

なに
買う 決めた

I decided what to buy.

買い物 かいもの
週末 デパート 買い物 行きました

I went shopping at a department store on the weekend.

頼む たのむ
買い物 頼んだ

I asked my mother to do the shopping.

買い取る かいとる
この 中古車 高く 買い取って もらいました

I had this used car bought from me for a high price.

買い出し かいだし
明日 バーベキュー ため スーパー 買い出し 行った

I went to the supermarket to buy supplies for tomorrow's BBQ.

コーナー コーナー
デパート 食品 コーナー 夕食 買い出し する

I do my dinner shopping at the food section of the department store.

買収 ばいしゅう
巨大 IT 企業 将来性 ある 新興 企業 買収 する こと 決定 した

A large IT company decided to acquire a promising startup.

買い かい
この 値段 なら 買い

At this price, it's a 'buy' now.

日用品 にちようひん
日用品 買い 行きます

I'm going to buy daily necessities.

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