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subscription
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingコウ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.)
  2. subscribing (incl. free subscriptions)
  3. taking (e.g. newspaper)

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · funnel · cone · celery · again

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1958

Compound words

購入するこうにゅうする
purchase
購読こうどく
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
購入こうにゅう
purchase; buying
購買こうばい
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op
購買力こうばいりょく
buying power; purchasing power
定期購読ていきこうどく
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
購読料こうどくりょう
subscription charge
購入者こうにゅうしゃ
purchaser
購入先こうにゅうさき
retailer
割賦購買かっぷこうばい
buying in installments
購入注文こうにゅうちゅうもん
purchase order
直接購入ちょくせつこうにゅう
direct purchase

Additional Examples

彼はその家を購入する目的で調べに来た。
He came to inspect the house with a view to buying it.tatoeba
日本人実業家が作品を２億円で購入した。
A Japanese businessman bought the artwork for 200 million yen.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 購

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step