# 買 — Buy

Frequency rank 503 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 降 (Descend), less common than 階 (Floor).

- On’yomi: ばい
- Kun’yomi: か
- Radical: 貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A net (net) hangs on top and a shellfish (shellfish) sits below — you cast your net and catch a shellfish, then you buy it at the market with your catch-money.

In words:

- 買う かう — to buy
- 買い物 かいもの — shopping
- 売買 ばいばい — trade,buying and selling

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