か
買
　
い
し
占
　
め

noun

  1. buying up of goods, cornering (market).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
買
　
い
し
占
　
め
 買い占め かいしめ ✔
かい
買
し
占
　
め
 買占め かいしめ

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)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う　セン　し.める (Early Jr. High, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)