買 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- バイ
- Kun
- か(う)
- Meaning
- to buy
Origin
A net (罒) and shell money (貝) — getting goods with money: to buy.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| バイ | 買収・売買・購買 |
|---|---|
| かう | 買う・買い物 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 買い物かいもの
shopping
- 売買ばいばい
buying and selling
Example
パンを 買います。
I buy bread.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)