か
買
　
い
　
か
　
ぶ
　
る

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to overestimate (someone), to overrate, to think too highly of, to make too much of, to give (someone) too much credit.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
買
　
い
　
か
　
ぶ
　
る
 買いかぶる かいかぶる
か
買
　
い
かぶ
被
　
る
 買い被る かいかぶる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)