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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #87 · Starter L17

買

buy

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Readings

On’yomi
バイ
Kun’yomi
か・う

Example words

  • 買い物

    かいもの

    shopping; purchased goods

  • 買う

    かう

    to buy; to purchase

  • 買収

    ばいしゅう

    acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out

  • 買い手

    かいて

    buyer

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

Net (罒) over a shell/money (貝) — to buy.

🧩Components

Remember "buy" (買) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

買います (かいます) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 買います (かいます) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: か・う — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: バイ — common in compound words (熟語).