賄
賄 — Bribe
bribe, board, supply, finance
On’yomiワイ (wai)
Kun’yomiまかなう (makanau)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 賄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収賄 | しゅうわい shuuwai | accepting a bribe |
| 贈賄 | ぞうわい zouwai | giving a bribe; bribery |
| 賄う | まかなう makanau | to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay |
| 賄賂 | わいろ wairo | bribe; sweetener; douceur |
| 贈収賄 | ぞうしゅうわい zoushuuwai | bribery; corruption |
| 賄い | まかない makanai | boarding; board; meals |
Study notes
賄 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1282 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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