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買

Level IV of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 503 / 2,608

Buy

On’yomi
ばい
Kun’yomi
か
Radical
貝 Shell (Kangxi 154)

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

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

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 buyN5
買い物 かいもの shoppingN5
売買 ばいばい trade,buying and sellingN2

買 is rank 503 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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