N5 Kanji Course

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Marshall

N5 Kanji 103: 買

Meaning of kanji 買:

In Japanese, 買 means “to buy”.

How to read kanji 買:

Kunyomi	か
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:

Word	Reading	Meaning
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:

赤あかいネクタイを買かいました。
I bought a red tie.

この洋服ようふくはお買かい得どくです。
This dress is a good bargain.

彼かれの仕し事ごとは外国がいこくの買かい手てと交こう渉しょうすることだ。
His job is to negotiate with foreign buyers.

この前まえ買かったちり取とりはどこですか。
Where was the dustpan I bought before?

彼かれは店みせを買かい取とった。
He bought out a business.

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