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買う
かう
N5
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to buy
2
to purchase
3
to value (highly)
4
to think highly of
5
to have a high opinion of
6
to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.)
7
to elicit (e.g. sneers)
8
to invite (e.g. scorn)
Example sentence
スーパーで野菜を買います。
スーパーで やさいを かいます。
I buy vegetables at the supermarket.
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Mine a sentence — saw 買う in the wild?
Kanji in this word
買
Buy
12 strokes
More words with
買
売買
ばいばい ·
trade
N2
買い物
かいもの ·
shopping
N5
買収
ばいしゅう ·
acquisition (esp. corporate)
買い
かい ·
buying
買い手
かいて ·
buyer
Full entry on Jisho
購買
こうばい ·
purchase
N1
買い占める
かいしめる ·
to buy up
買い占め
かいしめ ·
buying up of goods
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