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Kanji Detail for 賦 - "levy, endow, distribute"

賦

  • Meaning

    賦 means "levy, endow, distribute."

    1. Allotment - Levy; collection.

    2. Tribute - Offering; tax.

    3. Corvée - Forced labor duty.

    4. To distribute - To allot; to bestow; to give.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    levy; ode; prose; poem; tribute; installment

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tax; give; endow; army; diffuse

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tax; to give, to bestow

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

    To collect taxes. Collecting what fields produce to supply state use is called 賦稅 (taxes). In ancient times, taxes were for food, and levies were for military. Therefore soldiers were also called 賦. "Analects" says "Can manage military affairs." | To give. Such as 天賦 (heaven-endowed). What one receives is also called 賦. Such as 稟賦 (endowment). | To spread out. Laying out meaning is called 賦. One of the Six Principles of Poetry. Today writing poetry is also called 賦詩 (compose poetry). Also a literary genre. Parallel prose with rhymed language is called 賦. Such as "Rhapsodies on Three Capitals" and "Two Capitals."
  • Onyomitip

    fu(ふ) ふ

  • Kunyomitip

    mitsugi(みつぎ) みつぎ

    waka.tsu(わかつ) わかつ

  • Strokestip

    15 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    貝 (kai・kaihen・kogai)

  • Related Keywords
    levy tax tribute endow bestow grant allot distribute assign allocate apportion poetry verse rhyme ode gift talent nature innate

Sentences including 賦

  • I bought this tv on the installment plan.

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