買 — buy, purchase
かい
買
buy
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
12 strokes
money
action
U+8CB7
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #520
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #832
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- buy
- purchase
word
かい kai Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
はい ・ばい hai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
か ka Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph (会意). 罒 (net, simplified) above 貝 (shell/money). To buy — gathering goods with currency.