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買う
Readings

kau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to buy, to purchase

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
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)

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to accept, to take on, to take up

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Transitive verb
to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 買う, 買います
[does], will [do]
買わない, 買いません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 買った, 買いました
[did]
買わなかった, 買いませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 買って, 買いまして 買わないで, 買いませんで 買わなくて
Kanjis
ON: バイ KUN: か.う
buy

Stroke: 12 Grade: 2 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 2-5-7 FC: 6080.0


Phrases
車を買うために貯金をしている。
Parts: (くるま) 買う (かう) 為に (ために) 貯金 (ちょきん)
I'm saving money for a car.

彼が絶えず侮辱したので私の怒りをかった。
Parts: (かれ) 絶えず (たえず) 侮辱 (ぶじょく) ので (んで) (わたし) 怒り (いかり) 買う (かった)
His constant insults aroused my anger.

彼のスキーヤーとしての優秀性は十分に買っています。
Parts: (かれ) スキーヤー として 優秀 (ゆうしゅう) (せい) 十分 (じゅうぶん) 買う (かう)
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.