Refers to the act of buying or the thing bought. Often used in compounds like 買い物 or 買い手.
Buy orders are coming in for this stock.
I don't have time to go shopping today.
This was a good purchase.
Used for a person who buys, especially in contrast with 売り (seller). Common in set phrases like 買いが少ない.
There are few buyers in the market today.
I placed a buy order when the stock price dropped.
There are few buyers for this product.
Consumers rushed to buy.
買い物 is the everyday word for shopping or a purchase, while 買い is a shorter form typically used in compounds or market jargon.
売り means selling or a seller, the direct opposite of 買い, which means buying or a buyer.
飼い (as in 飼い犬) means keeping or raising an animal and has nothing to do with purchasing, despite sharing the same reading as 買い.
貝 means shellfish and is unrelated in meaning to 買い, but the two words sound identical.
Used for instances of buying/purchasing (買い) since it is an abstract action or matter, as in 「1件」.
shopping; purchased goods
replacement purchase; buying a replacement
buying; purchasing; procurement
bargain; good buy; great deal
buyer; purchaser
going shopping; shopping trip · bulk buying; stocking up
bulk buying; stocking up
buying up; cornering the market
Noun form of the verb 買う (to buy), derived from its continuative stem.
replace by buying new; buy a replacement
buy; purchase
bulk buying; wholesale purchase; buying in · regular shop or supplier; usual; favorite
repurchase; redemption; buying back
trade; buying and selling
buying; purchasing; procurement
stocking up; hoarding
buyer; purchaser · method of buying; how to buy
stock; reserve; supply
bargain; good buy
buy back; redeem; repurchase
buyer; purchaser
buy up; corner the market
binge shopping; shopping spree
buying up; buying all of something; reserving every seat/room · purchase on a no-returns basis · flat fee; lump-sum payment
buy up; scoop up; snap up
restrained buying; holding back on purchases; consumer reluctance to buy
speculative rice buying; buying rice before harvest · early recruitment of students; hiring students before the official date
overestimation; overrating
purchase; buy
retort; comeback; sharp reply
buying; purchasing; stocking up on