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買う

Reading

Kana: かう
Romaji: kau
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5u
vt
1

to buy; to purchase

Note: in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.
2

to value; to have a high opinion

3

to stir; to provoke

Kanji

Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy

Example Sentences

すいか()った?
➥Have you bought a watermelon?
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(わたし)には()えない。
➥I can not afford to buy it.
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昨日(きのう)()いました。
➥I bought it yesterday.
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いい(ふく)()え。
➥Get yourself a decent suit.
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(さく)日本(にっぽん)()った。
➥I bought a book yesterday.
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幸福(こうふく)()えない。
➥You cannot buy happiness.
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