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賦

levy
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. levyRtK
    彼には天賦の才がある。He has natural gifts.tatoeba
    月賦によって人々は昔よりたくさんのものを購入できる。By means of monthly payments, people can purchase more than in the past.tatoeba
  2. ode
  3. prose
  4. poem
  5. tribute
  6. installment
    このテレビを月賦で買った。I bought this TV on the installment plan.tatoeba
  1. narrative (style of the Shi Jing)
  2. classical Chinese rhymed prose

Popular Usage

月賦

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · warrior · one (一) · stop (止) · footprint (止) · arrow (矢)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 404

Compound words

月賦げっぷ
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
賦課ふか
levy; imposition
天賦てんぷ
natural (e.g. talent)
年賦ねんぷ
annual installment
賦るくばる
to distribute
賦税ふぜい
taxation
賦役ふえき
slave labour
賦与ふよ
being endowed with (e.g. a gift)
分賦ぶんぷ
assignment
早春賦そうしゅんふ
Ode to Early Spring
割賦購買かっぷこうばい
buying in installments
天賦人権てんぷじんけん
natural rights of man

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 賦

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