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賄

bribe
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. bribeRtK
    彼はその政治家に多額の賄賂を贈った。He offered a big bribe to the politician.tatoeba
    彼が賄賂を受け取ったのではないかと皆が思った。Everybody suspected him of taking a bribe.tatoeba
  2. board
  3. finance
  4. supply
  1. to supply (goods, money, etc.)
  2. to cover (costs)
  3. to pay
  4. to finance
  5. to maintain (e.g. a family)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · possess · by one’s side · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 84

Compound words

収賄しゅうわい
accepting a bribe
贈賄ぞうわい
giving a bribe; bribery
賄うまかなう
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family)
賄賂わいろ
bribe; sweetener; douceur
贈収賄ぞうしゅうわい
bribery; corruption
賄いまかない
boarding
賄方まかないかた
kitchen manager
贈賄罪ぞうわいざい
crime of bribery
賄い婦まかないふ
female cook
賄い方まかないかた
kitchen manager
賄賂罪わいろざい
(crime of) bribery
斡旋収賄あっせんしゅうわい
influence peddling
賄い付きまかないつき
with meals
受託収賄罪じゅたくしゅうわいざい
(the crime of) bribery
需要を賄うじゅようをまかなう
to meet the demand
あっせん収賄あっせんしゅうわい
influence peddling

Additional Examples

彼は贈収賄を軽蔑した。
He disdained bribery.tatoeba
彼がその賄賂を拒否したのは非常に賢明なことだった。
It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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