買い

かい

Meanings

1. Noun buying; shopping
2. buyer
3. purchase

Kanji

• 買 buy. Read as かう.

Example sentences

• 安物買いの銭失い。
  Buy cheap and waste your money.
• 「今週からプール開きね」「そっかー。じゃあ、水着買いに行かなきゃ」
  "It's pool-season from this week, isn't it?" "Oh yes. I've gotta go and buy a swimming suit, then."
• ミスドの焼きドーナツ、今日発売だって。買いに行こうよ。
  Mister Donut's baked donuts are on sale today. Let's go buy some!
• ジュース、買いに行ってこよっと。
  I'm going to buy a juice.
• 仕事終わったら、食べ物買いに行くんだけど、一緒に来る？
  I'm going to buy a few groceries after work. Do you want to come along?

Common phrases

• 買いに行く
• 買いに来る
• 買いに行ってくる

Words containing 買い

• 買い物 (かいもの) shopping
• 買い出し (かいだし) going out to shop
• 買い取る (かいとる) to buy

And 121 more.

Word lists

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