- 買う — to buy
- 買い物 — shopping
- 売買 — buying and selling
- 不買 — boycott
- 購買 — purchase / buying
- 仲買 — brokerage / broker
- 買収 — acquisition / buyout
- 買い手 — buyer
Originally depicting shells as currency, 買 reflects ancient exchange systems. It now represents a fundamental daily action — to buy — in modern Japanese life.
スーパーで野菜を買いました。
I bought vegetables at the supermarket.
母に花を買ってあげました。
I bought flowers for my mother.