Word Meaning 故買屋

こばいや kobaiya

故買屋 is read as こばいや (kobaiya) and means receiver's shop.

Meaning

English

  1. receiver's shop
  2. pawnshop which knowingly buys stolen goods

Reading

Kana

こばいや

Romaji

kobaiya

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 57946 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

故買

こばい

buying stolen goods

故買者

こばいしゃ

a fence

買取屋

かいとりや

trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price

盗品故買

とうひんこばい

dealing in stolen goods

故郷

ふるさと

ruins

故障

こしょう

objection

故意

こい

mens rea (guilty mind)

故事

こじ

historical event

故に

ゆえに

therefore

故人

こじん

old friend

故国

ここく

one's native land

故郷

こきょう

hometown