Memory phrase for the character: 買

買

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Meaning

shopping, purchased goods

Pronunciation

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kau

Explanation

 Top: a variant of eye 罒 also often seen as a net, (here: net bag), bottom: shell/money 貝 (Image of a cone-shell 目 with two feelers/antennas 八)

Mnemonic
 
With a net bag and money I go for shopping. (Or: I watch the money when shopping.)

Radicals

罒 eyes, (net)The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye, whereas eye is also: 目. In some combinations this radical is seen as a net for fishing.
貝 moneyShows a cowries-shell, which were used as money.
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 Vocabulary

買う かう  to buy
売買 ばいばい  trade, buying and selling
買い物 かいもの  shopping
購買 こうばい  purchase, buy
買い手 かいて  buyer​
買い得 かいどく  bargain, good buy​

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