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Kanji Detail for 配 - "to distribute, to arrange, spouse"

配

  • Meaning

    配 means "to distribute, to arrange, spouse."

    1. Distribute - To hand out; to allocate.

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

    3. Spouse - A partner in marriage.

  • Words using 配

    • 支配 しはい Listen rule; domination; control
    • 心配 しんぱい Listen worry; concern; anxiety
    • 配分 はいぶん Listen distribution; allotment
    • 配慮 はいりょ Listen consideration; concern; attention
    • 配当 はいとう Listen allotment; apportionment; share
    • 気配 けはい Listen indication; sign; hint
    • 配置 はいち Listen arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing
    • 配給 はいきゅう Listen distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration

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    • Verified meaning: to distribute, to arrange, spouse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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

    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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hai(ハイ) ハイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kuba.ru(くば-る) くば-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    酉 (hiyominotori・torihen・sakenotori・koyominotori)

  • Related Keywords

    to distribute to arrange spouse couple partners exile banish follow obey deliver allocate allocation allotment apportionment assignment circulation dispatch dissemination issuance marriage order organize provision scatter spread supply

Sentences including 配

  • We are anxious about your health.

  • His company is under his control.

  • I wonder when jane will come next time.

  • I'm really concerned about your future.

  • You need not worry about her.

  • Your mother is anxious about your health.

  • Don't let yourself be troubled by the thought of her.

  • There was no sign of life in the house.

  • She is very anxious about his health.

  • She is concerned about her son's health.

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