買い

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Japanese

See also 買う

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
買
か
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 買(か)う (kau, “to buy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

買(か)い • (kai) ←かひ (kafi)?

  1. buying, shopping

Verb

買(か)い • (kai) ←かひ (kafi)?

  1. stem or continuative form of 買う (kau)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
買
か > が
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From 買(か)い (kai) above. The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Suffix

買(が)い • (-gai) ←がひ (-gafi)?

  1. purchase of, acquisition of
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