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買 - Buy
At a cheerful market stall, two eyes perched above a shiny Shellfish purse line up exactly like the character—eyes over shell—so your brain snaps to Buy. Cowrie shells once stood in for money in ancient China, so when your eyes land on a shell, a purchase is on the way.
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買 - Buy
Index #316
Grade 2
12 strokes
JLPT Level: N4
Readings: バイ, か・う
Kanji Primes
Compound Kanji

Common Vocab

かいもの 買い物
shopping, purchase
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ばいしゅう 買収
buying up, bribing
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ばいばい 売買
buying and selling, trade
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