購買
こうばい · koubai · JLPT N1 · noun
buy
🛒 購 (buy) + 買 (buy): two buy characters joined to mean purchase
Both 購 and 買 mean buy, so 購買 doubles the idea for a formal tone. 買 alone is the everyday word for buy, while 購買 is the more formal term.
こうばい · koubai · JLPT N1 · noun
buy
🛒 購 (buy) + 買 (buy): two buy characters joined to mean purchase
Both 購 and 買 mean buy, so 購買 doubles the idea for a formal tone. 買 alone is the everyday word for buy, while 購買 is the more formal term.