To Buy

February 1, 2011

“To Buy” in kanji. Japanese calligraphy art by Nao.

To Buy

ka-u, bai

Generally, buying something or shopping is expressed as “ka i mono.” The verb kau means to buy. The past tense of kau is katta or kaimashita. The former is written; the latter is polite.

Fubai un is boycott.


The kanji for “To Buy” with the stroke order and arrows showing directions.

  1. Begin to draw the smaller rectangle on the top. Draw the left side of the rectangle.
  2. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
  3. Draw the left vertical stroke in the rectangle.
  4. Draw the right vertical stroke in the rectangle.
  5. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
  6. Begin to draw the larger rectangle. Draw the vertical line to the left.
  7. Draw the upper and right sides of the rectangle.
  8. Draw the upper horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
  9. Draw the lower horizontal stroke in the rectangle.
  10. Draw the lower side of the rectangle.
  11. Draw the sweeping stroke.
  12. Draw the dot in the lower right corner of the character.
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