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Kanji Detail for 賂 - "to bribe"

賂

  • Meaning

    賂 means "to bribe." Also associated with treasure.

    1. Treasure - Wealth; valuable goods.

    2. To bribe - To give money or gifts.

    3. Bribe - A gift; an illegal payment.

  • Words using 賂

    • 賄賂 わいろ Listen bribe; sweetener; douceur

  • Tattoo check: 賂

    • Verified meaning: to bribe
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: treasure

    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

    bribe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bribe; give present

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bribe; bribery

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bribery; to bribe; to present

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

    To give property when making a request. Such as saying 賄賂公行 (bribery openly practiced).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ro(ロ) ロ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    maina.u(まいな-う) まいな-う

    mainai(まいな-い) まいな-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords

    treasure to bribe bribe corruption kickback graft payoff dishonesty inducement enticement fortune riches jewel gold precious

Sentences including 賂

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