Meaning

Primary

Purchasing

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

If you create subscriptions to buy things, you're probably in the purchasing department. It's your responsibility to set up subscriptions and buy everything for everyone else because you're the purchasing person.

Reading

こうばい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is on'yomi, which is great for but not as great for . Luckily, the reading for is buy (ばい), which is the same as the meaning, which is a pretty awesome coincidence.

Context

Context Sentences

私は消費者の購買意欲について研究をしています。

I’m researching customers’ purchasing motivations.

Kanji Composition