買う (Kau): to Pay for (a Prostitute, Geisha, Etc.), to Buy

Meaning

English

to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
to buy
to purchase
to accept
to take on
to take up
to value (highly)
to think highly of

Reading

Kana

かう

Romaji

kau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Synonyms 買い入れる,買い求める,購入,購入する,購買 Antonyms 売る Related Words 商品,売る,売買,お金,買い物,店,お店,デパート Rank 5338 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

買い物

かいもの

shopping

買い手

かいて

buyer

買い入れる

かいいれる

to purchase

買い

かい

buyer

買い上げ

かいあげ

buying

買い入れ

かいいれ

buying

買い出し

かいだし

going out to shop

買い方

かいかた

method of buying

買い上げる

かいあげる

to buy up (all of something)

買いかぶる

かいかぶる

to overestimate (someone)

買い主

かいぬし

buyer

買取

かいとり

purchase on a no-return policy

Example Sentences

1

何を買うかもう決めた?

なにをかうかもうきめた?

Have you already decided what to buy?