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kau
godan verb, transitive verb

English Meaning(s) for 買う

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy; to purchase (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; to draw upon oneself

Definition and Synonyms for 買う

Purchase the acquisition of something for payment
Synonyms: 買い, 買う, 買い上げ, 買い上げる, 買い付け, 買収, 買取, 買い取る, 買い物, 買い込み, 買い込む, 購入, 購求, 購買
Purchase obtain by purchase
Synonyms: 召す, 買う, 買い上げる, 買い付ける, 買い入れる, 買い出し, 買い出す, 買収, 買取, 買い取る, 買い受ける, 買い求める, 買い込む, 購う, 購入, 購求, 購買
Buy Into buy stocks or shares of a company
Synonyms: 買う
Purchase acquire by means of a financial transaction
Synonyms: 召す, 買う, 買い上げる, 買い付ける, 買い入れる, 買い出し, 買い出す, 買収, 買取, 買い取る, 買い受ける, 買い求める, 買い込む, 購う, 購入, 購求, 購買

Meanings for each kanji in 買う

» buy

Categories 買う is a member of

Acquisition the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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Acquire come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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Place make an investment
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 買う

Conjugations for 買う

masu stem
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kai
Negative stem
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kawa
te-form
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katte
Negative te-form
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kawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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kawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kau
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kawanai
Past Indicative Form
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katta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kawanakatta
Presumptive Form
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kaou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kaimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kaimasen
Past Indicative Form
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kaimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kaimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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kaimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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kaitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kaitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kaitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kaitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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kaita
te-form
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kaitakute
Negative te-form
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kaitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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kaitaku
Provisional Form
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kaitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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kaitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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kaitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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kaitakunakattara
Objective Form
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kaitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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kainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kaeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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kawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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kattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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kaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kaenai
Past Indicative Form
[()··]
kaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kaenakatta
masu-stem
[()·]
kae
te-form
[()··]
kaete
Negative te-form
[()····]
kaenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kaemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
kaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
kaemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kawarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
kawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kawarenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
kaware
te-form
[()···]
kawarete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
kawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
kawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()···]
kawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()····]
kawasenai
Past Indicative Form
[()···]
kawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kawasenakatta
masu stem
[()··]
kawase
te-form
[()···]
kawasete
Negative te-form
[()·····]
kawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
kawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[()·····]
kawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()········]
kawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[()····]
kawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()·····]
kawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[()····]
kawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[()·······]
kawasarenakatta
masu stem
[()···]
kawasare
te-form
[()····]
kawasarete
Negative te-form
[()······]
kawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[()·····]
kawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[()······]
kawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[()······]
kawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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kawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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kawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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kawazaru

Sample Sentences for 買う

He bought a new car. He had had his old one for more than ten years.
There are a great many people trying buy houses.
I lost the watch I had bought the day before.
I bought a hat at the store.
Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.

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