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購

購 – subscription, buy

17 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#945 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 購 means subscription, buy. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 貝 (no. 154).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiコウkou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 154). Components: ｜・一・貝・目・ハ・冂・十.

Words using 購

購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.)購入こうにゅうpurchase購買こうばいprocurement

Example sentences

あなたは何か雑誌を購読していますか。
Do you subscribe to any magazines?
Tatoeba #232251
チケット購入に必要な個人情報をインプットする。
To purchase a ticket, you need to enter your personal details.
Tatoeba #202988
お客様の今後の購買需要を明らかにしようとしています。
We are trying to clarify your future procurement requirements.
Tatoeba #227313

Kanji with the same radical

資費質賞負財買責販貿貨賛貢賃貴貸

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