買かい方かた

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  Standard spelling; the okurigana い is normally included.

• 買かい方かた

  Less common variant without okurigana; still seen in some contexts.

Compound of 買い (kai, 'buying', continuative form of 買う) + 方 (kata, 'way' or 'person'). The 'person' sense likely developed from the 'way of buying' sense, referring to the party that does the buying.