What does 買う (kau | かう) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

赤いネクタイを買いました。
akai nekutai o kai mashi ta.
I bought a red tie.

服を買いに行く時の服がない。
fuku o kai ni iku toki no fuku ga nai.
I don't have any clothes for when I go clothes shopping.

りんごを少し買ってください。
ringo o sukoshi katte kudasai.
Please buy a few apples.

新しいパソコンを買わねばなりません。
atarashī pasokon o kawa ne ba nari masen.
I have to get a new computer.

私の母はオレンジジュースを二本買った。
watashi no haha wa orenji jūsu o ni hon katta.
My mother bought two bottles of orange juice.

靴が小さすぎるから新しいのを買う必要があるな。
kutsu ga chīsa sugiru kara atarashī no o kau hitsuyō ga aru na.
My shoes are too small. I need new ones.

劇中の俳優さんが好きな方は買って損はないと思います。
geki chū no haiyū san ga suki na hō wa katte son wa nai to omoi masu.
I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.

下着を買いに行くんだよ。お前、まだノーパンだろうが。
shitagi o kai ni ikun da yo. omae, mada nō pan daro u ga.
We're going to buy underwear. You're still not wearing underpants, are you?

飲み物を俺に頼まないでくれよ。自分で買いにいけばいいだろ。
nomimono o ore ni tanoma nai de kure yo. jibun de kai ni ike ba ī daro.
Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.

「宝くじでも買う？」「俺、ギャンブル運とか無さそうだしなぁ」.
' takarakuji de mo kau? ' ' ore, gyanburu un toka na sa sō da shi nā '
"Buy a lottery ticket or something?" "Well, I don't think I've got much luck with gambling." | "Are you going to buy a lottery ticket?" "I don't think I'm lucky at gambling.".

学食に飽きたときは、ベルファで買うもよし、ファミレスで食べるもよし。
gaku shoku ni aki ta toki wa, berufa de kau mo yoshi, famiresu de taberu mo yoshi.
When you're fed up with the school cafe you can buy something at Bellfa or eat at a family restaurant.

来る途中、お店に寄って食材を買って来たんです。備えあれば憂いなし、です。
kitaru tochū, o mise ni yotte shokuzai o katte ki tan desu. sonae are ba urei nashi, desu.
On the way we dropped in at the shops and bought foodstuffs. They say well prepared means no worries.

あなたがじゃがいもを買うように奇蹟を買うことができないなんて本当に残念だわ。
anata ga jagaimo o kau yō ni kiseki o kau koto ga deki nai nante hontōni zannen da wa.
It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.

私はテキストを買ってますが、流れてくる英文をテキスト見ずにまず書き出しています。
watashi wa tekisuto o katte masu ga, nagare te kuru eibun o tekisuto mi zu ni mazu kakidashi te i masu.
I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.

だいたい何でこんな真夜中にジュース買う為にパシらされなきゃなんないんだか・・・。
### - daitai nande konna mayonaka ni jūsu kau tame ni pashi ra sa re naki ゃなんないんだか . . ..
Anyhow, just why is it that I have to be sent out in the middle of the night to buy a canned drink?

こーゆーのは、買うのが楽しいのよ。使うか使わないかなんてのは、二の次なんだって。
### - ko ー yu ー no wa, kau no ga tanoshī no yo. tsukau ka tsukawa nai ka nante no wa, ninotsugi nan da tte.
This sort of thing, it's buying stuff that's fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.

できたらスケッチブックと４Ｂの鉛筆も買ってきておいてね。まだそんなに高い画材はいらないよ。
deki tara sukecchibukku to yon bī no enpitsu mo katte ki te oi te ne. mada sonnani takai gazai wa ira nai yo.
If you can, get a sketchbook and a 4B pencil. You don't need such expensive art materials yet.

その制服、前カノになんちゃって女子高生プレイさせるために買ってたもんなんてバレたら・・・。
sono seifuku, zen kano ni nan chatte joshikō sei purei sa seru tame ni katte ta mon nante bare tara . . ..
If she finds out that that uniform was one I bought to get my former girlfriend to be a pretend 'high school girl' ...

自販機でコーヒーを買おうと１００円入れてボタンを押したら、一気に４本も、どかどかと落ちてきた！
jihanki de kōhī o kao u to ichi zero zero en ire te botan o oshi tara, ikkini yon hon mo, dokadoka to ochi te ki ta!
When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!

	The Japanese word
	買う
	is pronounced
	kau \| かう
	means
	to buy

	Examples:
	赤いネクタイを買いました。 akai nekutai o kai mashi ta. I bought a red tie.
	服を買いに行く時の服がない。 fuku o kai ni iku toki no fuku ga nai. I don't have any clothes for when I go clothes shopping.
	りんごを少し買ってください。 ringo o sukoshi katte kudasai. Please buy a few apples.
	新しいパソコンを買わねばなりません。 atarashī pasokon o kawa ne ba nari masen. I have to get a new computer.
	私の母はオレンジジュースを二本買った。 watashi no haha wa orenji jūsu o ni hon katta. My mother bought two bottles of orange juice.
	靴が小さすぎるから新しいのを買う必要があるな。 kutsu ga chīsa sugiru kara atarashī no o kau hitsuyō ga aru na. My shoes are too small. I need new ones.
	劇中の俳優さんが好きな方は買って損はないと思います。 geki chū no haiyū san ga suki na hō wa katte son wa nai to omoi masu. I think those who like the actors in the play won't lose anything by buying it.
	下着を買いに行くんだよ。お前、まだノーパンだろうが。 shitagi o kai ni ikun da yo. omae, mada nō pan daro u ga. We're going to buy underwear. You're still not wearing underpants, are you?
	飲み物を俺に頼まないでくれよ。自分で買いにいけばいいだろ。 nomimono o ore ni tanoma nai de kure yo. jibun de kai ni ike ba ī daro. Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.
	「宝くじでも買う？」「俺、ギャンブル運とか無さそうだしなぁ」. ' takarakuji de mo kau? ' ' ore, gyanburu un toka na sa sō da shi nā ' "Buy a lottery ticket or something?" "Well, I don't think I've got much luck with gambling." \| "Are you going to buy a lottery ticket?" "I don't think I'm lucky at gambling.".
	学食に飽きたときは、ベルファで買うもよし、ファミレスで食べるもよし。 gaku shoku ni aki ta toki wa, berufa de kau mo yoshi, famiresu de taberu mo yoshi. When you're fed up with the school cafe you can buy something at Bellfa or eat at a family restaurant.
	来る途中、お店に寄って食材を買って来たんです。備えあれば憂いなし、です。 kitaru tochū, o mise ni yotte shokuzai o katte ki tan desu. sonae are ba urei nashi, desu. On the way we dropped in at the shops and bought foodstuffs. They say well prepared means no worries.
	あなたがじゃがいもを買うように奇蹟を買うことができないなんて本当に残念だわ。 anata ga jagaimo o kau yō ni kiseki o kau koto ga deki nai nante hontōni zannen da wa. It's a pity that you can't buy miracles like you would buy potatoes.
	私はテキストを買ってますが、流れてくる英文をテキスト見ずにまず書き出しています。 watashi wa tekisuto o katte masu ga, nagare te kuru eibun o tekisuto mi zu ni mazu kakidashi te i masu. I buy the texts, but first I start writing the English sentences that come along without looking at them.
	だいたい何でこんな真夜中にジュース買う為にパシらされなきゃなんないんだか・・・。 ### - daitai nande konna mayonaka ni jūsu kau tame ni pashi ra sa re naki ゃなんないんだか . . .. Anyhow, just why is it that I have to be sent out in the middle of the night to buy a canned drink?
	こーゆーのは、買うのが楽しいのよ。使うか使わないかなんてのは、二の次なんだって。 ### - ko ー yu ー no wa, kau no ga tanoshī no yo. tsukau ka tsukawa nai ka nante no wa, ninotsugi nan da tte. This sort of thing, it's buying stuff that's fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.
	できたらスケッチブックと４Ｂの鉛筆も買ってきておいてね。まだそんなに高い画材はいらないよ。 deki tara sukecchibukku to yon bī no enpitsu mo katte ki te oi te ne. mada sonnani takai gazai wa ira nai yo. If you can, get a sketchbook and a 4B pencil. You don't need such expensive art materials yet.
	その制服、前カノになんちゃって女子高生プレイさせるために買ってたもんなんてバレたら・・・。 sono seifuku, zen kano ni nan chatte joshikō sei purei sa seru tame ni katte ta mon nante bare tara . . .. If she finds out that that uniform was one I bought to get my former girlfriend to be a pretend 'high school girl' ...
	自販機でコーヒーを買おうと１００円入れてボタンを押したら、一気に４本も、どかどかと落ちてきた！ jihanki de kōhī o kao u to ichi zero zero en ire te botan o oshi tara, ikkini yon hon mo, dokadoka to ochi te ki ta! When I put 100 yen in and pressed the button to buy a coffee at the vending machine, four cans dropped down all at once!

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org