Japanese symbol for “procurement”
購買
こうばい
Romaji: koubai
procurement; purchase; buying
In Japanese, procurement is 購買, read こうばい (koubai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt procurement; purchase; buying
- n school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop
Written forms: 購買、校売. Readings: こうばい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “procurement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 入手 | にゅうしゅ nyuushu | acquisition; obtaining; procurement |
| 仕入れ | しいれ shiire | buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking |
| 調達 | ちょうたつ choutatsu | supply; provision; raising |
| 買い上げ | かいあげ kaiage | buying; purchasing; procurement |
| 調進 | ちょうしん choushin | preparation; supplying; procurement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 購読 | こうどく koudoku | buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper) |
| 購買力 | こうばいりょく koubairyoku | buying power; purchasing power |
| 購う | あがなう aganau | to buy; to pay for |
| 定期購読 | ていきこうどく teikikoudoku | subscription (e.g. to a magazine) |
| 買う | かう kau | to buy; to purchase |
| 買取 | かいとり kaitori | purchase; buying; buying out |
| 買い物 | かいもの kaimono | shopping; purchased goods |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.