Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to buy, to purchase.
  2. to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize.
  3. 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 favor).
  4. to accept, to take on, to take up.
  5. to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
買う かう

Contained Kanji 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)