買 Kanji – buy
The Japanese kanji 買 can mean buy.
Meaning and Readings
How is 買 read?
買 has the onyomi reading バイ and the kunyomi reading かう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as bai, kau.
Common Japanese Words Using 買
These common Japanese words contain 買. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 牙買加（ジャマイカ） — Jamaica
- 購買（こうばい） — procurement, purchase, buying
- 購買力（こうばいりょく） — buying power, purchasing power
- 青田買い（あおたがい） — speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
- 仲買（なかがい） — brokerage, broker
- 買取（かいとり） — purchase, buying, buying out
- 買い出し（かいだし） — going out to shop, going shopping
- 買い入れる（かいいれる） — to purchase, to buy in
- 買う（かう） — to buy, to purchase
- 買収（ばいしゅう） — acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase