Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 2
JLPT level: N4
520 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: buy
Kunyomi: か.う
Onyomi: バイ
Composition: 罒 貝
Radical: 貝
Reading: かい
Meaning: shell
Strokes: 7
買収する(ばいしゅうする) purchase, buy, bribe
売買する(ばいばいする) trade
購買(こうばい) purchasing
買う(かう) buy
買い物(かいもの) shopping
買い手(かいて) buyer
買収 (バイシュウ) acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase, bribery, buying off, corruption
買収計画 (バイシュウケイカク) purchasing plan, acquisition plan
不買 (フバイ) not buying
人身売買 (ジンシンバイバイ) slave trade, white-slave trade, human trafficking
買う (かう) to buy, to purchase, to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize, 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), to accept, to take on, to take up, to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)