Definition: 意味
to buy; to purchase
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 買う 【かう】(kau)
Meaning: to buy; to purchase.
Type: Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
買う - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
何を買いましたか?
なにをかいましたか?
nani wo kaimashita ka?
What did you buy?
Example #2
新しい車を買いたいですがお金がない。
あたらしいくるまをかいたいですがおかねがない。
atarashii kuruma wo kaitai desuga okane ga nai.
I want to buy a new car, but I have no money.
Example #3
どこでそれを買えますか?
どこでそれをかえますか?
doko de sore wo kaemasu ka?
Where can I buy that?
Example #4
どんな車を買うのですか。
どんなくるまをかうのですか。
donna kuruma wo kau no desu ka.
What kind of car will you buy?
Example #5
彼は来週新しい自転車を買うつもりです。
かれはらいしゅうあたらしいじてんしゃをかうつもりです。
kare wa raishuu atarashii jitensha wo kau tsumori desu.
He plans on buying a new bicycle next week.
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