Japanese symbol for “shopping”
買い物
かいもの
Romaji: kaimono
shopping; purchased goods
In Japanese, shopping is 買い物, read かいもの (kaimono).
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, vi, vs shopping; purchased goods
Written forms: 買い物、買物、買いもの、買いもん. Readings: かいもの、かいもん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shopping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 買い | かい kai | buying; shopping |
| ショッピング | ショッピング shoppingu | shopping |
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 |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shopping”.
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.