Keyword
buy
- Frequency
- #520
- Strokes
- 12
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N4
- Heisig
- 894
Readings
か81%
バイ19%
Mnemonic
At the harbor market, a stall holds shellfish in a small net, and a shopper grins to buy a dozen.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
買う
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); …
Godan verb
買取
purchase; buying; buying out; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment; flat fee
Noun
買い付け
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
Noun
青田買い
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
Noun