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    3. 買う

    買う

    買かう​

    to buy

    N5KMT6News #10+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    かう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to buy, to purchase
    2.
    to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize
    3.
    to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour)
    4.
    to accept, to take on, to take up
    5.
    to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

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    私わたしはパンを一ひとつ買かいました。

    I bought one loaf of bread.

    KMT3Daily LifeFood & Dining
    新あたらしい服ふくを買かいに行いきました。

    I went to buy new clothes.

    KMT6Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    週しゅう末まつにスーパーで食しょく料りょう品ひんをたくさん買かいました。

    I bought a lot of groceries at the supermarket on the weekend.

    KMT6Daily LifeFood & Dining
    会かい社しゃで新あたらしいパソコンを買かうことになった。

    The company decided to buy new computers.

    KMT6Business & FinanceTechnology
    彼かれはその絵えの価か値ちを高たかく買かっている。

    He highly values the worth of that painting.

    KMT7Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    買
    か.う…(1)
    buy
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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