JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 購: "subscription, buy"
The kanji 購 means "subscription, buy". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | subscription, buy |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 945 of 2,501 |
Common words with 購
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 購入purchase; buying
- 購買procurement; purchase; buying · school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop
- 購買部school store; co-op; purchasing department
- 購入者purchaser
- 購うto buy; to pay for
- 購読buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
- 定期購読subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
- 購買層purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
- 購買力buying power; purchasing power
- 購入先retailer
- 購読者subscriber; reader; buyer
- 購買者buyer
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.