買(か)う, かう

kau

JLPT 5

Godan verb with `u` ending transitive verb
  • to buy; to purchase
  • to value; to have a high opinion
  • to stir; to provoke

買(か)い物(もの), 買物(かいもの), かいもの

kaimono

JLPT 5

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • shopping; purchased goods

売買(ばいばい), ばいばい

baibai

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • trade; buying and selling

購買(こうばい), こうばい

kōbai

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • procurement; purchase; buying

買収(ばいしゅう), ばいしゅう

baishū

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
  • corruption; bribery

買(か)い, かい

kai

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • buying; shopping
  • buyer
  • purchase

買(か)い取(と)る, かいとる

kaitoru

Godan verb with `ru` ending transitive verb
  • to buy; to purchase

買取(かいとり), 買(か)い取(と)り, 買取(かいと)り, かいとり

kaitori

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • purchase; sale (transaction)

買(か)い占(し)め, 買占(かいし)め, かいしめ

kaishime

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • buying up of goods; cornering (market)

ドル, ドルかい

dorukai

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • dollar purchase

買(か)い付(つ)け, 買付(かいつ)け, 買付(がいづけ), 買(か)いつけ, かいつけ

kaitsuke

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • buying; purchasing

買(か)い換(か)え, 買(か)い替(か)え, かいかえ

kaikae

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new

買(か)い手(て), 買手(かいて), かいて

kaite

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • buyer

買(か)い戻(もど)す, 買戻(かいもど)す, かいもどす

kaimodosu

Godan verb with `su` ending transitive verb
  • to buy back; to redeem

買(か)い占(し)める, かいしめる

kaishimeru

Ichidan verb transitive verb
  • to buy up

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