買い出し・買出し|かいだしkaidashi[0]heiban (flat)

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買い出し買い出し is the most common written form. It uses a mixture of kanji and kana and is the safest choice for learners writing this word.
買出し買出し is a less common written variant of 買い出し, also written with a mixture of kanji and kana. Prefer 買い出し when writing this word.
Definitions
  1. noungoing out to shop; going shopping
  2. nounbuying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymショッピングNeutralLoanword for shopping as a leisure activity, browsing stores for pleasure; 「買い出し」 is a trip out to stock up on food and supplies.
  • Related買い込むかいこむNeutralA verb for buying in large quantities or stocking up; the emphasis is on the amount bought, not on going out for supplies.
  • Related買い物かいものNeutralThe everyday word for shopping; it doesn't suggest a special trip out to buy supplies in bulk the way 「買い出し」 does.
  • Related買い入れるかいいれるWrittenA formal written verb for purchasing or acquiring goods; 「買い出し」 stresses going out specially to get supplies.
  • Related購買こうばいNeutralProcurement — buying by companies or organizations; also short for 「購買部」, the school store. Leans organizational rather than personal.
  • Related買い付けるかいつけるNeutralA verb for buying in bulk, often for stocking a business, and also for buying regularly; has a commercial flavor.

Use 「買い出し」 for going out specially to buy supplies, as in 「夕食の買い出し」 or 「キャンプの買い出し」. Everyday shopping is 「買い物」, leisurely shopping 「ショッピング」, stocking up 「買い込む」; 「買い入れる」 is formal, 「買い付ける」 and 「購買」 lean commercial.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物ものを買かうために外出がいしゅつすること。
  2. 大量たいりょうに、または卸売おろしうり価格かかくで商品しょうひんを購入こうにゅうすること。
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