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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: bribe, board, supply, finance

Kunyomi: まかな.う

Onyomi: ワイ

Composition: 貝 有

賄

Radical

Radical: 貝

Meaning: shell

Reading: かい

Frequency: 277

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

貝

Examples

Onyomi Examples

賄賂 (ワイロ) bribe, sweetener, douceur

あっせん収賄 (アッセンシュウワイ) influence peddling

Kunyomi Examples

賄う (まかなう) to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family), to give board, to provide meals

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