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お買い得 (おかいどく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bargain ; good buy ; great deal
Polite noun/adjectival noun used in retail and everyday speech to describe a product that offers excellent value for money. Often seen in advertisements and price tags.
See also: 買い得 (かいどく)
お 買か い 得どく 品ひん を 探さが し て スーパー を 回まわ る 。
I go around the supermarket looking for good deals.
Written forms お 買か い 得どく
Standard polite spelling with お- prefix and full okurigana.
お 買かい 得どく
Common abbreviated spelling without okurigana for 買.
御お 買か い 得どく
Formal spelling using the kanji 御 for the honorific prefix.
御お 買かい 得どく
Formal abbreviated spelling with 御 and no okurigana.
お 買か い 徳どく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage where 徳 replaces 得; not standard.
お 買かい 徳どく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage with abbreviated okurigana; not standard.
Kanji 御 honorable, manipulate, govern Similar words 買か い 得どく Same meaning without the polite お- prefix; slightly more direct and less common in everyday speech.
お 得とく Broader term for 'advantageous' or 'economical'; can apply to services, timing, etc., not just purchases.
Etymology Formed from the honorific prefix お-, the verb 買う (to buy), and 得 (gain/benefit). The combination literally means 'buying gain', i.e., a purchase that is advantageous.
benevolence, virtue, goodness
