買い物・買物|かいものkaimono[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N5approx.Common
かいもんkaimon
Which spelling to use
買い物買い物 is the most common written form and the one beginners should normally use. It combines kanji and kana.
買物買物 is less common than 買い物 and uses kanji only. Recognize it as a written variant, but choose 買い物 when writing.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbshopping; purchased goods
    1日にちおきに買い物かいものに行いく。↗
    I go shopping every other day.
Conjugation
Dictionary form買い物する(かいものする)
Polite (masu)買い物します(かいものします)
Negative (nai)買い物しない(かいものしない)
polite (masen)買い物しません(かいものしません)
classical zu / nu買い物せず・買い物せぬ(かいものせず・かいものせぬ)
Past (ta)買い物した(かいものした)
polite (mashita)買い物しました(かいものしました)
Past negative (nakatta)買い物しなかった(かいものしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)買い物しませんでした(かいものしませんでした)
Te form買い物して(かいものして)
Potential買い物できる(かいものできる)
Passive買い物される(かいものされる)
Causative買い物させる(かいものさせる)
Causative passive買い物させられる(かいものさせられる)
Conditional (ba)買い物すれば(かいものすれば)
tara買い物したら(かいものしたら)
Volitional買い物しよう(かいものしよう)
polite (mashou)買い物しましょう(かいものしましょう)
Imperative買い物しろ(かいものしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymショッピングCasualColloquial loanword; mostly shopping as a leisurely outing, as in 「ショッピングモール」, rather than buying in general.
  • Related買い出しかいだしCasualColloquial word for going out to shop, especially stocking up in bulk for an event or for cooking; not the everyday word for shopping.
  • Related購入こうにゅうWrittenFormal, written-style word for purchasing, common in business and online shopping, as in 「購入手続き」; not a drop-in swap for 「買い物」 in phrases like 「買い物に行く」.
  • Related買いかいCasualColloquial noun for buying, heard especially of stocks and the like, as in 「今が買いだ」 (now is the time to buy).
  • Related購買こうばいWrittenFormal word for procurement — bulk buying by companies or groups — and also a school store, as in 「購買部」.

For everyday buying, 「買い物」 is the default. Use 「ショッピング」 for shopping as a leisure outing, 「買い出し」 for bulk shopping trips, 「購入」 for formal purchases in business or online, and 「購買」 for procurement or the school store.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 品物しなものを買かうこと。および買かった品物しなもの。
  2. 買かうべき品物しなもの。買かうと得とくになる品物しなもの。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also

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