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Kanji Detail for 貰 - "receive"

貰

  • Meaning

    貰 means "receive." Also associated with borrow, forgive.

    1. Receive - To obtain as a gift; to be given.

    2. Borrow - To take on credit; to use temporarily.

    3. Forgive - To pardon; to release from obligation.

  • Words using 貰

    • 貰う もらう Listen to receive; to take; to accept

  • Tattoo check: 貰

    • Verified meaning: receive
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: borrow, forgive

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    get; have; obtain

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    borrow; pardon; loan

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to borrow; to buy on credit; to rent out

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To lend. Today renting out utensils is called 貰. | To forgive. Pardoning crimes is called 貰.

  • Onyomi

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    sei(セイ) セイ

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

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    mora.u(もら-う) もら-う

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    receive borrow forgive get obtain accept acquire pardon gift earn gain take inherit temporarily collect

Sentences including 貰

  • Do as you would be done by.

  • I got the ticket for nothing.

  • Where can i get the medicine?

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