買 (kau) Kanji Meaning: "Buy" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A bag of shells, the old money: buy.

買 means buy

A bag of shells, the old money: buy.

On'yomi

  • バイbai

Kun'yomi

  • か(う)kau

How it's built

  • 罒net
  • 貝shell

Common words

  • 売買ばいばいtrade; buying and selling
  • 買うかうto buy; to purchase
  • 買い手かいてbuyer
  • 買い物かいものshopping; purchased goods

Through history

  1. Bronze script form of 買Bronze
  2. Seal script form of 買Seal
  3. Today

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