JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
買 means to buy. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 12 strokes, read かう or ばい. It is built from 2 parts: 罒 (net radical variant (no. 122)), 貝 (shellfish). It appears in 買う (to buy) and 買い物 (shopping).
買 is written in 12 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
買 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 買う | かう | to buy |
| 買い物 | かいもの | shopping |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade / buying and selling |
These use 罒 or 貝 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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