subscription, buy
On'yomi (音読み)
- コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 購 (こう) means to buy or to subscribe. It's typically used in nouns and is not commonly used as a verb. Some common compounds include 購入 (こうにゅう), which means purchase; 購読 (こうどく), referring to buying and reading a book or magazine; and 購買 (こうばい), meaning procurement. You might also hear the term 定期購読 (ていきこうどく), which means a subscription to a magazine or similar publication. A usage note: while this kanji focuses on the act of buying, it often emphasizes the formal or institutional aspect of purchasing rather than casual shopping.
Example sentences
新書を購読する。
I subscribe to new books.
Meanings across languages
- English
- subscription, buy
- Tiếng Việt
- đăng ký, mua
- 日本語
- 購読, 購入
- 한국어
- 구독, 구입
- 中文
- 订阅, 购买
- id
- langganan, beli
- th
- การสมัคร, ซื้อ
- es
- suscripción, comprar
- fr
- abonnement, acheter
- de
- Abonnement, Kauf
- pt
- assinatura, compra
Common compounds
- 購入こうにゅうpurchase, buying
- 購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)
- 購買こうばいprocurement, purchase, buying
- 購買力こうばいりょくbuying power, purchasing power
- 定期購読ていきこうどくsubscription (e.g. to a magazine)
- 購求こうきゅうpurchase, buying
- 購書こうしょpurchased books, purchasing books
- 購うあがなうto buy, to pay for
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