賂 means 'bribe'

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Strokes : 13 Frequency: 2836 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-49 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 1 word Used in 2 words Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

ロ

Additional readings

Kun まいないまいなう

Notes

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The Japanese are known for honesty, but there’s still a long history of bribery (especially in the Edo era) and plenty of ways of talking about it. Learn to say, “Did you or did you not accept the bribe?”, “Everybody suspected him of taking a bribe,” and “He is the last man to take a bribe.” Also find out about mnemonics involving Cairo and greasing someone’s palm with mayonnaise!

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Components

⿰ 貝 shellfish 各 each; every

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Most useful words by reading

In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 賂 is used 1 time, read 1 way.

Across all words in Japanese, 賂 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.

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わいろ

賄賂

noun

bribe; sweetener; douceur

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まいない (read as まいない) : 1 word FIND ALL

まいない

賂

Most common form: 賄

noun

bribe

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