買う
かう
Meanings
- to buy; to purchase
- to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
- 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)
- to accept; to take on; to take up
- to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Part of speech: godan verb (う), transitive
Kanji
- 買
- Meanings
- buy
- On reading
- バイ
- Kun reading
- か.う
- Strokes
- 12
Example sentences
車を買うために貯金をしている。
I'm saving money for a car.
Tatoeba #148935 · CC BY 2.0 FR
彼のスキーヤーとしての優秀性は十分に買っています。
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
Tatoeba #118308 · CC BY 2.0 FR
彼が絶えず侮辱したので私の怒りをかった。
His constant insults aroused my anger.
Tatoeba #119699 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Source: JMdict #1473740 · Credits