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買い集める (かいあつめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

買かい集あつめる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb

buy up; buy in quantity; stock up on

Implies purchasing a large amount or variety of something, often with the nuance of gathering or collecting items from multiple sources.

彼かれは古ふるい切きっ手てを買かい集あつめている。
He buys up old stamps.
セールで日にち用よう品ひんを買かい集あつ

め

た

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I stocked up on daily necessities at the sale.

Kanji

買buy
集gather, meet, congregate

Similar words

買かい占しめる
買い占める emphasizes cornering the market or buying out the entire supply, often for speculation, while 買い集める focuses on gathering a collection or large quantity for personal use or variety.
買かい込こむ
買い込む means to buy a large amount at once, often impulsively or in bulk, whereas 買い集める suggests a more deliberate process of collecting from different places or over time.

Etymology

Compound of 買い (kai, continuative form of 買う 'to buy') + 集める (atsumeru, 'to collect').