noun, takes する

  1. buying stolen goods.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
故買 こばい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

happenstance, especially, intentionally
コ ゆえ ふる.い (5th, N1)
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
buy
か.う バイ (2nd, N4)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)