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買い戻し (かいもどし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
repurchase ; redemption ; buying back
Refers to the act of buying back something one previously owned or sold, such as shares, property, or a pawned item. Often used in financial and legal contexts.
い
れ
た
時計とけい
の
買か
い
戻もど
し
に
は
期き
限げん
が
ある
。
There is a deadline for redeeming the watch I pawned.
Written forms 買か い 戻もど し Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い is included.
買かい 戻もど し
Variant without okurigana い; less common but still used.
Etymology Compound of 買い (kai, 'buying', the continuative form of 買う) and 戻し (modoshi, 'returning', the continuative form of 戻す), literally 'buying back'.
