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貰

get
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingセイ、シャ
Kun readingもら.う
Grade 9

Meanings

  1. getRtK
  2. have
  3. obtain
  1. to receive
  2. to take
  3. to accept
  4. to get someone to do something
  5. to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)

Radicals and components

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Compound words

貰うもらう
to receive; to take; to accept; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)
物貰いものもらい
beggar
貰い子もらいご
adopted child
貰い手もらいて
receiver
貰い物もらいもの
(received) present
貰泣きもらいなき
crying in sympathy
見て貰うみてもらう
to see (a doctor, etc.)
診て貰うみてもらう
to see (a doctor, etc.)
貰いものもらいもの
(received) present
貰い泣きもらいなき
crying in sympathy

Additional Examples

人々を信じなさい。だけど、知らない人からお菓子を貰ってはいけませんよ。
Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.tatoeba
人にものを与えてそれを覚えていず、人から貰ってそれを忘れない人は幸いなるかな。
Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.tatoeba
人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。
Do as you would be done by.tatoeba
自分がその賞を貰うとはまったく思ってもいなかった。
Little did I think that I would win the prize.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 貰

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