買 — kanji meaning “buy”
買
buy
- Meanings
- buy
- On'yomi
- バイ (bai)
- Kun'yomi
- か.う
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #520 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- mǎi — Chinese character page
Words with 買
| 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 |
| 購買 | こうばい koubai | procurement; purchase; buying |
| 買い手 | かいて kaite | buyer |
| 買い上げ | かいあげ kaiage | buying; purchasing; procurement |
| 買い占め | かいしめ kaishime | buying up of goods; cornering (market) |
| 買い付け | かいつけ kaitsuke | buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in |
| 買い出し | かいだし kaidashi | going out to shop; going shopping |
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