買い込む・買いこむ・買込む|かいこむkaikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
買い込む買い込む is the most common written form of this word and the best choice for learners.
買いこむ買いこむ is a less common written variant of 買い込む; learners should generally choose 買い込む instead.
買込む買込む is the least common of the three written forms; recognize it as a variant, but use 買い込む when writing.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 買い込む（かいこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 買い込みます（かいこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 買い込まない（かいこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 買い込みません（かいこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 買い込まず・買い込まぬ（かいこまず・かいこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 買い込んだ（かいこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 買い込みました（かいこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 買い込まなかった（かいこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 買い込みませんでした（かいこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 買い込んで（かいこんで） |
| Potential | 買い込める（かいこめる） |
| Passive | 買い込まれる（かいこまれる） |
| Causative | 買い込ませる（かいこませる） |
| Causative passive | 買い込ませられる・買い込まされる（かいこませられる・かいこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 買い込めば（かいこめば） |
| tara | 買い込んだら（かいこんだら） |
| Volitional | 買い込もう（かいこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 買い込みましょう（かいこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 買い込め（かいこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym買いだめかいだめNeutralBuying a lot ahead of time for future use, often to guard against running short; 「買い込む」 stresses buying a large amount in one go.
- Related仕入れるしいれるNeutralBuying in goods or materials for resale or production; individuals can also say 「食材を仕入れる」. 「買い込む」 stresses buying in quantity.
- Related買い付けるかいつけるNeutralBulk buying, or making regular purchases from the same shop; mostly used of traders laying in stock, and not necessarily hoarding.
- Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralLetting go of or handing something over, also selling a treasured possession; the opposite of buying and stockpiling.
- Antonym売却するWrittenSelling off assets such as property or shares; formal written prose, and the opposite of buying in quantity.
Buy a lot in one go with 「買い込む」; stock up in advance for future use with 「買いだめ」; for a business laying in stock use 「仕入れる」. 「売却する」 and 「手放す」 are opposites, for selling or parting with things.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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