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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小212 strokesRadical 貝

買 · buy

買 is a kanji meaning buy. It has 12 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • バイbai

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かうkau

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 買 · 4 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 買
WordReadingMeaningLevel
買い物かいものshoppingN5
買うかうto buyN5
売買ばいばいtrade, buying and sellingN2
購買こうばいpurchase, buyN1

Example sentence

いい服を買え。

いいふくをかえ

Get yourself a decent suit.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #229324 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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