- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5u, vt] to buy; to purchase
  2. 2. [v5u, vt] to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize
  3. 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. 4. [v5u, vt] to accept; to take on; to take up
  5. 5. [v5u, vt] to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)

Dictionary form (kau)
Polite (kaimasu)
Past, plain (katta)
Past, polite (kaimashita)
Negative, plain (kawanai)
Negative, polite (kaimasen)
Past negative, plain (kawanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kaimasendeshita)
Te-form (katte)
Potential (kaeru)
Volitional (kaou)
Conditional (―ba) (kaeba)
Passive (kawareru)
Causative (kawaseru)
Imperative (kae)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

I'm saving money for a car.
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
His constant insults aroused my anger.