What does 買う mean in Japanese?

買う (かう) means "to buy" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 買う in a sentence?

デパートで靴を買う予定です。 (でぱーとでくつをかうよていです。) — I plan to buy shoes at the department store.

Kana: かう

to buy

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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デパートで靴を買う予定です。

でぱーとでくつをかうよていです。

I plan to buy shoes at the department store.

What 買う means

買う (かう) is a Japanese word meaning “to buy”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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