Antonym：かう (kau) vs. うる (uru)

2022年5月6日

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Antonym：かう (kau) vs. うる (uru)

What is the difference between “かう(kau) and うる(uru)”? Which is used as the meaning of “sell”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

かう (kau)

Buy / 买 / 사다 / Mua

“かう(kau)” means “Buy” and which has been used as the meaning of “to get something by paying money for it”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___をかう。(I buy ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは本ほんをかう。(I buy a book.)”, “私わたしは机つくえをかう。(I buy a desk.)”, “私わたしはパソコンをかう。(I buy a computer.)”, etc. Everyone could use “かう” as casual, polite and formal such as “本ほんをかったよ。(I bought a book.)” as casual and “本ほんをかいました。(I bought a book.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of かう” is “買かい”.

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Sample

yuka

化粧品けしょうひん買かったんだ。 (I bought makeup.) (我买了化妆品。) (화장품 샀어.) (Tôi đã mua mỹ phẩm.)

tatsuya

新あたらしいパソコンを買かいたいです。 (I’d like to buy a new computer.) (我想买一台新电脑。) (새 컴퓨터를 사고 싶어요.) (Tôi muốn mua máy vi tính mới.)

yuka

この本ほんをアマゾンで買かいました。 (I bought this book on Amazon.) (我在亚马逊上买了这本书。) (이 책을 아마존에서 샀어요.) (Tôi đã mua cuốn sách này trên Amazon.)

tatsuya

Tティーシャツを買かったよ。 (I bought a t-shirt.) (我买了一件T恤。) (티셔츠를 샀어.) (Tôi đã mua một chiếc áo phông.)

うる (uru)

Sell / 卖 / 팔다 / Bán

“うる(uru)” means “Sell” and which has been used as the meaning of “to give something to someone else in return for money”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___をうる。(I sell ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは本ほんをうる。(I sell my book.)”, “私わたしは机つくえをうる。(I sell my desk.)”, “私わたしはパソコンをうる。(I sell my computer.)”, etc. Everyone could use “うる” as casual, polite and formal such as “本ほんをうったよ。(I sold my book.)” as casual and 本ほんをうりました。(I sold my book.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of うる” is “売うる”.