Japanese symbol for “takeover”
買収
ばいしゅう
Romaji: baishuu
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
In Japanese, takeover is 買収, read ばいしゅう (baishuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
- n, vs, vt bribery; buying off; corruption
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “takeover”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乗っ取り | のっとり nottori | takeover (of a company, etc.) |
| ジャック | ジャック jakku | hijack; hijacking; takeover |
| 吸収合併 | きゅうしゅうがっぺい kyuushuugappei | merger; takeover |
| テイクオーバー | テイクオーバー teikuoobaa | takeover |
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 |
| 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 |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “takeover”.
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.