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JLPT N5 · Actions

買う

かう

to buy

Stroke order of 買う

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

買 · 12 strokesう · 2 strokes

Memory trick

Catch shells (貝), the ancient money, in a net (罒) and use them to buy things.

Parts: 罒 net + 貝 shell (money)

The characters in 買う

  • う う — u (2 strokes)

Example sentence

店で新しいかばんを買いました。

みせであたらしいかばんをかいました。

I bought a new bag at the shop.

Words with 買

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