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買いだめ (かいだめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
stocking up ; hoarding
Refers to buying and storing a large quantity of something, often in anticipation of future need or shortage. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive verb.
セール
の
とき
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日にち
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品ひん
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買か
いだめ
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節せつ
約やく
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Stocking up on daily necessities during a sale helps save money.
Written forms 買か いだめ Usage 73%
Standard spelling using the common kanji 買 and kana for だめ.
買か い 溜だ め Usage 22%
Alternate spelling using the kanji 溜, which carries a nuance of accumulating or storing up.
買かい 溜だ め Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; the okurigana い is omitted.
Kanji 溜 collect, gather, be in arrears Similar words 買か い 込こ む 買い込む also means to buy in large quantities, but it emphasizes the action of buying and bringing in, often with a nuance of buying more than needed. 買いだめ focuses on storing up for future use.
貯た める 貯める means to save or accumulate (money, points, etc.), while 買いだめ specifically refers to buying and storing goods.
Etymology Compound of 買い (kai, 'buying', the continuative form of 買う) and だめ (dame, 'accumulating', the continuative form of ためる). The kanji 溜 is sometimes used for だめ, reflecting the meaning of accumulation.
