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noun[C, U]
shopping; the act of buying goods, especially everyday items.
kaimono
Pronunciation
Etymology
Compound of 買い, the continuative form of 買う (“to buy”), and 物 (“thing”).
Examples
スーパーで買い物をしました。
suupaa de kaimono o shimashita
I did some shopping at the supermarket.
母は毎週土曜日に買い物に行きます。
haha wa maishuu doyoubi ni kaimono ni ikimasu
My mother goes shopping every Saturday.
仕事の後で買い物をするつもりです。
shigoto no ato de kaimono o suru tsumori desu
I plan to go shopping after work.
Character Breakdown
買
ka
buy
い
i
hiragana syllable; part of the verb stem in 買い
物
mono
thing; object
Collocations
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