買い被る

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 買い被る. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 買い被る, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 買い被る in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 買い被る you have here. The definition of the word 買い被る will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of買い被る, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
買被る

Etymology

Compound of () (kai, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (kau)) + (かぶ) (kaburu, to cover).

Pronunciation

Verb

()(かぶ) (kaikaburuかひかぶる (kafikaburu)?transitive godan (stem ()(かぶ) (kaikaburi), past ()(かぶ)った (kaikabutta))

  1. (idiomatic) to overestimate (someone), to think highly of, to overrate
  2. to buy something for higher price than what it is actually worth

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN