Moto 買: BuyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- バイ
- Kun'yomi
- か(う)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 301 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (バイ)
- 売買ばいばいtrade; buying and selling
- 買収ばいしゅうacquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out
- 購買こうばいprocurement; purchase
- 購買力こうばいりょくbuying power; purchasing power
- 不買ふばいnot buying
- 人身売買じんしんばいばいslave trade; white-slave trade
- 売買高ばいばいだかsales amount; sales volume
- プログラム売買プログラムばいばいprogram trading; programme trading
- 一括売買いっかつばいばいa bulk sale; buying and selling in bulk
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 買いかいbuying; shopping
- 買い物かいものshopping; purchased goods
- 買い取りかいとりpurchase; buying
- 買うかうto buy; to purchase
- 買い占めかいしめbuying up of goods; cornering (market)
- 買い付けかいつけbuying; purchasing
- 買い手かいてbuyer
- 買い上げかいあげbuying; purchasing
- 買い入れかいいれbuying; purchasing
- 買い戻しかいもどしrepurchase; redemption
- 買い占めるかいしめるto buy up
- 買い控えかいびかえrestrained buying
- 青田買いあおたがいspeculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
- 買い出しかいだしgoing out to shop; going shopping
- お買い得おかいどくbargain; good buy
- ドル買いドルかいdollar purchase
- 押し目買いおしめがいbuying when the market is down
- 買いかぶるかいかぶるto overestimate (someone); to overrate
- 買い上げるかいあげるto buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase
- 買い主かいぬしbuyer; purchaser
- 買い入れるかいいれるto purchase; to buy in
- 買い取るかいとるto buy; to purchase
- 買い得かいどくbargain; good buy
- 買い戻すかいもどすto buy back; to redeem
- 買い手市場かいてしじょうa buyer's market
- 買い支えかいささえbuying support
- 買い方かいかたbuyer; purchaser
- 買い求めるかいもとめるto buy
- 買い込むかいこむto buy up; to lay in a stock
- うらみを買ううらみをかうto incur someone's enmity
- お買い上げおかいあげbuying; purchasing
- お買い徳おかいどくbargain; good buy
- けんかを買うけんかをかうto get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet
- ひんしゅくを買うひんしゅくをかうto be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval
- まとめ買いまとめがいcollecting together and buying; doing a big shop
- カートン買いカートンがいbuying by the carton (e.g. cigarettes, trading cards, etc.)
- ジャケット買いジャケットがいbuying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover
- ジャケ買いジャケがいbuying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover
- パケ買いパケがいbuying a product because of the look of the packaging
- パッケージ買いパッケージがいbuying a product because of the look of the packaging
- パニック買いパニックがいpanic buying
- 一役買うひとやくかうto take on a role; to take part
Other readings
- お買得おかいどくbargain; good buy
- 仲買なかがいbrokerage
- 仲買人なかがいにんbroker; jobber
- 買取かいとりpurchase; buying
- 買手かいてbuyer
- 買物かいものshopping; purchased goods
- お買上げおかいあげbuying; purchasing
- お買徳おかいどくbargain; good buy
- イロチ買いいろチがいbuying more than one of the same item in different colors (colours)
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