12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

buy

Kun'yomi
  • to buy ②to value (highly) ③to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.) ④to accept
On'yomi
  • バイ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

96.4%
バイ 3.6%

Character Breakdown

buy
か.う バイ (2nd, N4)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Common Words

to buy ②to value (highly) ③to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.) ④to accept
buying ②buyer ③purchase
going out to shop ②buying in quantity
to overestimate (someone)
buying up of goods
to buy in quantity
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8CB7
JIS X 0208 1-39-67
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3637
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5793
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2598
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3211
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1662
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2252
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 330
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1753
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 48
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36708
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 193
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 241
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 241
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 300
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 89
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 212
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 221
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 433
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 188
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.8
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1731
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 839
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5g7.2
Four corner code 6080.6
De Roo Code 3661