買う
かう
kau
JMdict entry #1473740
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to buy; to purchase
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to accept; to take on; to take up
- Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verb to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は奮発して新車を買った。
kare ha funpatsu shi te shinsha wo kaxtsu ta 。
He treated himself to a new car.
彼は父親に自転車を買ってくれとせがんだ。
kare ha chichioya ni jiten sha wo kaxtsu te kure to segan da 。
He begged his father to buy him a bicycle.
彼は父にねだってとうとう新車を買ってもらった。
kare ha chichi ni nedaxtsu te toutou shinsha wo kaxtsu te moraxtsu ta 。
He finally talked his father into buying a new car.
彼は貧しくて、コートが買えなかった。
kare ha mazushiku te 、 kooto ga kae nakaxtsu ta 。
He's poor, and couldn't buy himself a coat.
彼は貧しいのでそれが買えない。
kare ha mazushii no de sore ga kae nai 。
He was poor and could not buy it.
彼は飛行機の切符を買った。
kare ha hikou ki no kippu wo kaxtsu ta 。
He bought a plane ticket.