Japanese symbol for “repurchase”
買い戻し
かいもどし
Romaji: kaimodoshi
repurchase; redemption
In Japanese, repurchase is 買い戻し, read かいもどし (kaimodoshi).
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Meanings
- n repurchase; redemption
Written forms: 買い戻し、買戻し. Readings: かいもどし.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “repurchase”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現先 | げんさき gensaki | repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.); buy-back |
| 再購入 | さいこうにゅう saikounyuu | repurchase; repeat purchasing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 買収 | ばいしゅう baishuu | acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover |
| 売買 | ばいばい baibai | trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs) |
| 買い | かい kai | buying; shopping |
| 戻す | もどす modosu | to put back; to return; to give back |
| 戻し | もどし modoshi | returning; giving back |
See also: Chinese symbol for “repurchase”.
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.