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What does 買う (かう, kau) mean?

買う (かう, kau) means to buy.

Quick facts
Readingかう
Romajikau
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
かう
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkau

to buy

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to buy; to purchase
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn)
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to accept; to take on; to take up
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I buy bread at the shop.

  • Yesterday I bought new shoes.

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Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.