Lingaku買う【かう】
Frequency rank: 600.
- to buy; to purchasein western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.
- to value; to have a high opinion
- to stir; to provoke; to draw upon oneself
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 買う【かう】Frequency rank: 600.
- かうFrequency rank: 24,926. – 25,088.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to buy; to purchase
- to value; to have a high opinion
- to stir; to provoke; to draw upon oneself
This meaning refers to acquiring goods or services in exchange for money. It is commonly used in everyday transactions.
This meaning implies holding something in high regard or appreciating its worth or quality. It is often used in contexts where the importance or significance of someone or something is being expressed.
This meaning involves causing a reaction or inciting feelings, whether positive or negative, and it can denote attracting attention or consequences as a result of one's actions.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かいもの買い物をするto go shoppingおおきな大きなかいもの買い物a big purchaseかいどく買い得a bargainかいかえる買い替えるto buy a replacementかう買うかち価値があるworth buyingかった買ったばかりjust boughtちゅうこ中古をかう買うto buy second-handかう買うことができるto be able to buyたかく高くかう買うto buy at a high priceねだん値段をかう買うto buy at a priceにんき人気をかう買うto buy popularityかった買ったものitems boughtひつよう必要なものをかう買うto buy necessary itemsかう買ういぎ意義があるto have value in buyingかう買うてつづき手続きをするto go through the buying process
Example sentences
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Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.
It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.
I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.
When you're fed up with the school cafe you can buy something at Bellfa or eat at a family restaurant.
I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.
"Buy a lottery ticket or something?" "Well, I don't think I've got much luck with gambling."
We're going to buy underwear. You're still not wearing underpants, are you?
On the way we dropped in at the shops and bought foodstuffs. They say well prepared means no worries.
When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!
If you can, get a sketchbook and a 4B pencil. You don't need such expensive art materials yet.
Anyhow, just why is it that I have to be sent out in the middle of the night to buy a canned drink?
If she finds out that that uniform was one I bought to get my former girlfriend to be a pretend 'high school girl' ...
This sort of thing, it's buying stuff that's fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.