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Kanji Detail for 配 - "distribute, arrange, partner"

  • Meaning

    配 means "distribute, arrange, partner."

    1. Distribute - To hand out; to allocate.

    2. Arrange - To put in order; to organize.

    3. Spouse - A partner in marriage.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    distribute; spouse; exile; rationing

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    match, pair; equal; blend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to blend, to mix; to fit, to match

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

    To match. Husband and wife are called 配耦 (spouses). As in calling one's wife 元配 (first wife) or 繼配 (second wife). Calling another's wife 德配 (virtuous match). | To assist in eating during sacrifice. As in accompanying sacrifice is called 配享. | To be appropriate. Arranging things so each is suitable is called 配. Therefore colloquially, being unsuitable is called 不配 (unworthy). Also, completing what is lacking is called 配.
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