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N5 Kanji 103: 買

Meaning of kanji 買:

In Japanese, 買 means “to buy”.


How to read kanji 買:

Kunyomi
Onyomiばい

How to write kanji 買:


Origin of kanji 買:

You can see a net and some shells, shells were money long time ago, you can remember this kanji by
“I bought this net with some shells”.
So 買 stands for “to buy”.


Development of kanji 買:


Vocabulary containing kanji 買:

WordReadingMeaning
買うかうto buy
買い物かいものshopping
売買するばいばいするto buy and sell
買収するばいしゅうするto acquire
買い取るかいとるto purchase
購買こうばいpurchase
買い換えるかいかえるto buy a replacement
買い手かいてbuyer
買い入れるかいいれるto purchase
お買い得おかいどくgreat deal
買い主かいぬしbuyer
まとめ買いまとめがいbulk purchase
買いかぶるかいかぶるto overestimate

Example Sentences of kanji 買:

あかいネクタイをいました。
I bought a red tie.

この洋服ようふくはおどくです。
This dress is a good bargain.

かれごと外国がいこくこうしょうすることだ。
His job is to negotiate with foreign buyers.

このまえったちりりはどこですか。
Where was the dustpan I bought before?

かれみせった。
He bought out a business.

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