Japanese word

購買

Pronunciation

Romajikōbai

Meaning

  • nounpurchasing

Example

私は会社の購買を担当します。watashi wa gai sha no kō bai o tan tō shi ma su

I handle the company's purchasing.

Illustration for 購買 (purchasing)

More examples

新しい購買システムを導入すると、注文の処理が速くなります。atara shi i kō bai shi su te mu o dō nyū su ru to chū mon no sho ri ga haya ku na ri ma su

Introducing a new purchasing system will speed up order processing.

Core concept

Refers to obtaining needed goods or services through a planned buying process.

Common phrases

  • 購買部門kō bai bu mon

    purchasing department

  • 購買担当kō bai tan tō

    purchasing representative

  • 購買契約kō bai kei yaku

    purchasing contract

Similar words

調達chōtatsu: Securing the goods or services required for business operations through organized purchasing.
購入kōnyū: The act of acquiring something by buying it from a seller.
仕入れshiire: The business practice of buying goods or materials to sell or use in making products.

Definition in Japanese

組織などが必要とする物品やサービスを選び、買い入れること。so shiki na do ga hitsu yō to su ru bup pin ya sā bi su o era bi ka i i re ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese compound 購買 (kōbai) uses 購 (kō, "purchase") and 買 (bai, "buying") to express the act of buying.

Usage tips

  • The word purchasing commonly appears in job titles and department names, such as purchasing manager and purchasing department.

Other meanings

  • purchasenoun
  • procurementnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 購買者kōbaishapurchasernoun

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