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買

buy
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingバイ
Kun readingか.う
JōyōGrade 2
  1. to buy
  2. to purchase
  3. to value (highly)
  4. to think highly of
  5. to have a high opinion of

Popular Usage

買う買い物

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 894

Compound words

買うかう
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of
買い物かいもの
shopping; purchased goods
購買こうばい
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op
仲買なかがい
brokerage; broker
買取かいとり
purchase; buying; buying out; buying used articles as a company; trade-in
買収ばいしゅう
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase; bribery
売買ばいばい
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
買いかい
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
購買力こうばいりょく
buying power; purchasing power
買い手かいて
buyer
買い得かいどく
bargain; good buy
青田買いあおたがい
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
買い出しかいだし
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
買い占めかいしめ
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
ドル買いドルかい
dollar purchase
買い入れかいいれ
buying; purchasing; laying in
買い上げかいあげ
buying; purchasing; procurement
買い付けかいつけ
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular
買い控えかいびかえ
restrained buying
買い戻しかいもどし
repurchase; redemption
お買い得おかいどく
bargain; good buy; budget
買い入れるかいいれる
to purchase; to buy in
買い占めるかいしめる
to buy up

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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