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買う, かう
Conjugated: 買い
Godan 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.)
車を買うために貯金をしている。
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買い付け, 買付け, 買付, かいつけ
1. buying (in large quantities), (wholesale) purchase, buying in
May take 'no'
2. (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.), regular, favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
父のしごとは羊毛の買い付けです。
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買い付ける, かいつける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to buy a large amount (of), to purchase (in large quantities), to buy in, to lay in (stock)
Intransitive
2. to buy regularly, to make regular purchases, to be a regular customer
彼らはこの品物を海外で安く買い付け、国内で高い値段をつけて売る。
買い込む, 買いこむ, 買込む, かいこむ
Godan verb, Transitive
to buy in quantity, to buy a lot (of), to stock up (on), to lay in
彼はたくさんの小麦粉と油を買い込んだ。
買い上げる, 買上げる, かいあげる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen), to purchase
2. to buy up (all of something)
青田買い, あおたがい
1. speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
2. recruiting of university students before the agreed date
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買い出し, 買出し, かいだし
1. going out to shop, going shopping
2. buying in quantity, buying wholesale, bulk purchasing
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買い越し, 買越し, かいこし
See 売り越し, Finance term
net buying, buying more than selling, overbought position, long position
買い薬, 買薬, かいぐすり
See 売薬
over-the-counter drug, medication bought directly from the drugstore without a prescription