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Kanji

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、新しいパソコンを買った。

I bought a new computer yesterday.

なに
何を買うか決めた

I decided what to buy.

買い物 かいもの
週末はデパートへ買い物に行きました。

I went shopping at a department store on the weekend.

頼む たのむ
母に買い物を頼んだ。

I asked my mother to do the shopping.

買い取る かいとる
この中古車を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
明日のバーベキューのために、スーパーへ買い出しに行った。

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

コーナー コーナー
デパートの食品コーナーで夕食の買い出しをする。

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

買収 ばいしゅう
巨大なIT企業が、将来性のある新興企業を買収することを決定した。

A large IT company decided to acquire a promising startup.

買い かい
この値段なら、今は買いだ。

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

日用品 にちようひん
私は日用品を買いに行きます

I'm going to buy daily necessities.

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