Components

賄 means 'bribe'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 2221   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-42    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 19 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ワイ
Kun
   まかな to provide for, to board
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If you’re offering meals or bribes, 賄 is your kanji! Learn how to distinguish linguistically and judicially between giving and receiving bribes. Find out how to say, “They bribed the witness into silence,” “She is honest and above things such as bribery,” “The bribery came to light,” and “His acceptance of the present was regarded as bribery.” Also see how 賄 helps you talk about financing things.
⿰   shellfish   possess  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 賄 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 賄 is used 17 times, read 2 ways.
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ワイ : 9 words FIND ALL
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noun
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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まかな : 8 words FIND ALL
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to give board to; to provide meals; to pay; to cover (the cost)
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An additional one less common word includes 賄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1941  Joy o' Kanji : 1941  Key to Kanji:

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ワイ    bribe   まかな to provide for, to board   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ユウ   ウ   あ to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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