Kanji Detail for 賄 - "provide meals, bribe"

賄

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

賄 means "provide meals, bribe." Also associated with manage.
1. Provide meals - To supply food; to cater.
2. Bribe - To give gifts for favorable treatment.
3. Manage - To handle affairs; to arrange.
Words using 賄
- 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
- 賄賂わいろ bribe; sweetener; douceur
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- Verified meaning: provide meals, bribe
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read はすだ, よもぎだ)
- Also carries these associations: manage
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.
Name readings of 賄

Surnames 賄(はすだ) 賄(よもぎだ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bribe; board; supply; finance

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

bribe; riches, wealth

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(bound form) bribery

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to bribe; riches, wealth

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

Wealth. Such as saying 貨賄 (goods and wealth). Gold and jade are called 貨. Cloth and silk are called 賄. | To bribe. Such as 私賄 (private bribe), 行賄 (offer bribes).
Onyomi

wai(ワイ)
Kunyomi

makana.u(まかな-う)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)
Related Keywords

provide meals bribe manage treasure provision cater compensation corruption donation favor food gift gratuity hush money incentive inducement kickback payoff supply

Sentences including 賄

収賄が明るみにでた。
The bribery came to light.
彼は贈収賄を軽蔑した。
He disdained bribery.
商人はその政治家に贈賄した。
The merchant bribed the politician.
彼は賄賂の受け取りを拒否した。
He refused to take the bribe.
商人はその政治家に賄賂を送った。
The merchant sent the politician a bribe.
収賄事件は政府に疑惑を投げかけた。
The bribery scandal cast doubts on the government.
市長が賄賂を受け取ったんですって。
It's said that the mayor is on the take.
彼は賄賂を受け取っていたと認めた。
He admitted he had taken bribes.
彼らは賄賂を使って証人の口を封じた。
They bribed the witness into silence.
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.

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Kanji Detail for 賄 - "provide meals, bribe"

賄 Jōyō Kanji JLPT N1

Meaning

Words using 賄

Tattoo check: 賄

Name readings of 賄

Dictionary Citations

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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

Onyomi

Kunyomi

Strokes

Radical

Related Keywords

Sentences including 賄

More kanji with the radical 貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

賄

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1