Meaning of 買う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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買うJLPT 5
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Kana Readingかう
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Romajikau
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to buy; to purchase
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to value; to have a high opinion
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to stir; to provoke
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Example Sentences
買う, かう used in context
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I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.
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I don't have any clothes for when I go clothes shopping.
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学食に飽きたときは、ベルファで買うもよし、ファミレスで食べるもよし。
When you're fed up with the school cafe you can buy something at Bellfa or eat at a family restaurant.
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「今週からプール開きね」「そっかー。じゃあ、水着買いに行かなきゃ」
It's pool-season from this week, isn't it? "Oh yes. I've gotta go and buy a swimming suit, then."
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私はテキストを買ってますが、流れてくる英文をテキスト見ずにまず書き出しています。
I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.
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Apparently in this library are precious books that money can't buy.
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