1
to get into a fight;to take up the gauntlet;to accept a challenge
Other forms
けんかを買う 【けんかをかう】
1
to buy;to purchase
車を買うために貯金をしている。
I'm saving money for a car.
2
to value (highly);to think highly of;to have a high opinion of;to appreciate;to recognize
彼のスキーヤーとしての優秀性は十分に買っています。
We fully appreciate his excellence as a skier.
3
to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.);to elicit (e.g. sneers);to invite (e.g. scorn);to evoke;to arouse;to win (someone's favour)
彼が絶えず侮辱したので私の怒りをかった。
His constant insults aroused my anger.
4
to accept;to take on;to take up
5
to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)