買かう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to buy; to purchase
2. to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
3. 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)
4. to accept; to take on; to take up
5. to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Kanji used
buy
Pitch accent
か
う
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Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
to incur someone's enmity
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to take on a role; to take part
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to win favour; to win favor
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to incur someone's enmity
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
to win favour; to win favor
to incur someone's enmity
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to buy the whole lot; to buy in bulk
to win favour; to win favor
to buy on credit
Examples (200 in total)
"Do you want to buy it?" "Yes."
I don't want to buy this one.
We bought a house.