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お買い得 (okaidoku) Japanese meaning: bargain | Kotomora
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当とう
に
お
買か
い
得どく
です
ね
。
This wine is a real bargain, isn't it?
I go around the supermarket looking for good deals.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 はお 買か い 得どく です X is a great deal/bargain
This sweater is a great bargain.
お 買か い 得どく な 〈 物もの 〉 a bargain X; a great-value X
I found a lot of great-value items.
〈 物もの 〉 がお 買か い 得どく になっている X has become a bargain (is currently on sale)
Right now the shoes at this store are a great deal.
Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern 徳 benevolence, virtue, goodness Related words 買い得 is the same meaning as お買い得 but without the polite お- prefix, so it sounds slightly blunter and less common in everyday shop talk.
お得 is a broader word for anything economical or advantageous (deals, timing, services), while お買い得 is used specifically for a well-priced purchase.
割安 is a more analytical, comparison-based term meaning 'relatively cheap for what you get,' whereas お買い得 is the everyday, ad-friendly word for a good deal.
お買い得 is a general term for a good bargain on any purchase, whereas 目玉商品 is specifically a store's promotional item meant to draw in shoppers.
Written forms お 買か い 得どく
Standard polite spelling with お- prefix and full okurigana.
お 買かい 得どく
Common abbreviated spelling without okurigana for 買.
御お 買か い 得どく
Formal spelling using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix.
御お 買かい 得どく
Formal abbreviated spelling with 御 and no okurigana.
お 買か い 徳どく
Etymology Formed from the honorific prefix お-, the verb 買う (to buy), and 得 (gain/benefit). The combination literally means 'buying gain', i.e., a purchase that is advantageous.
Irregular kanji usage where 徳 replaces 得; not standard.
お 買かい 徳どく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage with abbreviated okurigana; not standard.
