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買う

Reading

Kana: かう
Romaji: kau
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Definitions

v5u
vt
1

to buy; to purchase

Note: in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.
2

to value; to have a high opinion

3

to stir; to provoke

Kanji

買
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy

Example Sentences

すいか買(か)った？
➥Have you bought a watermelon?
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私(わたし)には買(か)えない。
➥I can not afford to buy it.
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昨日(きのう)買(か)いました。
➥I bought it yesterday.
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いい服(ふく)を買(か)え。
➥Get yourself a decent suit.
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昨(さく)日本(にっぽん)を買(か)った。
➥I bought a book yesterday.
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幸福(こうふく)は買(か)えない。
➥You cannot buy happiness.
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