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買(か)い

かいkai

Very commonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    buying; shopping

    週(しゅう)末(まつ)はまとめ買(か)いをする。

    • On weekends I buy things in bulk.

    Words:週(しゅう)末(まつ)買(か)い

    Verified

    パンを買(か)いにいく。

    • I'll go buy some bread.

    Words:買(か)い

  2. buyer

    この土(と)地(ち)はなかなか買(か)いがつかない。

    • This land just won't find a buyer.

    Words:土(と)地(ち)なかなか買(か)い

    Verified
  3. purchase

    これはいい買(か)いだった。

    • This was a good purchase.

    Words:これは買(か)いだった

    Verified

Example sentences 105

駐(ちゅう)輪(りん)場(じょう)に自(じ)転(てん)車(しゃ)を停(と)めて、商(しょう)店(てん)街(がい)を歩(ある)いて、地(じ)元(もと)の食(しょく)材(ざい)を買(か)いましょう。

  • Let's park our bicycles in the parking lot, walk through the shopping street, and buy some local ingredients.

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