buy

1. Godan verb with u ending to buy; to purchase
2. to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize

2,956 example sentences

1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru shopping; purchased goods

339 example sentences

1. noun buying; shopping
2. buyer

105 example sentences

1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; purchase
2. bribery; buying off; corruption

13 example sentences

1. noun going out to shop; going shopping
2. buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

13 example sentences

1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

11 example sentences

1. noun buyer

8 example sentences

1. Godan verb with mu ending to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

8 example sentences

1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru purchase; buying; buying out
2. buying used articles as a company; trade-in; buy back

6 example sentences

1. noun · noun or participle which takes suru procurement; purchase; buying
2. noun school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop

6 example sentences

1. noun · no-adjective bargain; good buy

5 example sentences

1. noun · no-adjective bargain; good buy; budget

5 example sentences

1. noun buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in
2. no-adjective · noun (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)

4 example sentences

1. Ichidan verb to buy up

4 example sentences

1. Godan verb with ru ending to buy; to purchase; to buy out

4 example sentences

1. noun speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green
2. recruiting of university students before the agreed date

3 example sentences

1. Godan verb with su ending to buy back; to redeem

3 example sentences

1. noun buyer; purchaser
2. method of buying

3 example sentences

1. noun buying up of goods; cornering (market)

2 example sentences

1. Ichidan verb to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase
2. to buy up (all of something)

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