買い占め

買占め

Reading

Kana: かいしめ

Romaji: kaishime

Definition

noun

1

buying up of goods; cornering (market)

Kanji

買

Readings: バイ、 か.う

Meaning: buy

占

Readings: セン、 し.める、 うらな.う

Meanings: fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take

Example Sentence

大(だい)投資(とうし)かは株(かぶ)を買(か)い占(し)めた。

➥The big investor bought up the stocks.