買 — buy, purchase

か買 buy

U+8CB7 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #520 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #832 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

buy
purchase

word

か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

買(か) う kau to buy 買(か) い物(もの) kaimono shopping 買(か) える kaeru to be able to buy 買(か) い kai buying 買(かい) 物(もの) kaimono shopping

ばい bai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

買(ばい) 収(しゅう) baishuu acquisition 売(ばい) 買(ばい) baibai buying and selling

Stroke order

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