N5 Kanji Course

Teacher

Marshall

Kanji 103: 買

Meaning:

In Japanese, 買 means “to buy”.

How to read it:

Kunyomi	か
Onyomi	ばい

How to write it:

Origin:

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:

Vocabulary:

Level	Word	Reading	Meaning
Basic	買う	かう	to buy
Basic	買い物	かいもの	shopping
Inter	売買	ばいばい	buying and selling
Adv	買収	ばいしゅう	acquisition
Adv	買い取る	かいとる	to purchase
H_Adv	購買	こうばい	purchase
H_Adv	買い換える	かいかえる	to buy a replacement
H_Adv	買い手	かいて	buyer
S_Adv	買い入れる	かいいれる	to purchase
S_Adv	お買い得	おかいどく	great deal
S_Adv	買い主	かいぬし	buyer
Others	まとめ買い	まとめがい	bulk purchase
Others	買いかぶる	かいかぶる	to overestimate