窩主買い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
窩	主	買
けい Hyōgai	ず Grade: 3	か Grade: 2
kan'on	goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
系図買い

Etymology

From 窩主 (keizu, “den of thieves, place for sheltering thieves and hiding stolen goods”) +‎ 買い (kai, “buying”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーずかい [kèézúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːzɨka̠i]

Noun

窩(けい)主(ず)買(か)い • (keizukai) ^{←けいずかひ (keizukafi)?}

1. traffic in stolen goods
2. a trafficker in stolen goods, a fence

Synonyms

• 故買(こばい) (kobai)