- 1. [v5u, vt] to buy; to purchase
- 2. [v5u, vt] to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
- 3. [v5u, vt] to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); to evoke; to arouse; to win (someone's favour)
- 4. [v5u, vt] to accept; to take on; to take up
- 5. [v5u, vt] to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | かう | (kau) |
| Polite | かいます | (kaimasu) |
| Past, plain | かった | (katta) |
| Past, polite | かいました | (kaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | かわない | (kawanai) |
| Negative, polite | かいません | (kaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | かわなかった | (kawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かいませんでした | (kaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | かって | (katte) |
| Potential | かえる | (kaeru) |
| Volitional | かおう | (kaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | かえば | (kaeba) |
| Passive | かわれる | (kawareru) |
| Causative | かわせる | (kawaseru) |
| Imperative | かえ | (kae) |
Kanji in this word
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買
buyOn: バイ (bai)Kun: か.う (ka.u)
Example Sentences
車を買うために貯金をしている。
I'm saving money for a car.
彼のスキーヤーとしての優秀性は十分に買っています。
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
彼が絶えず侮辱したので私の怒りをかった。
His constant insults aroused my anger.