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賄

Readings

Kana: ワイ、まかな.う
Romaji: wai, makana.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bribe, board, supply, finance

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  154
Frequency:  1282
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-6
Korean Reading:  hoe
Chinese Reading:  hui3
Unicode:  8cc4
JIS:  4F45

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1529
Nelson Index: 4507
New Nelson Index: 5800
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7b6.1
Four Corner Index: 6482.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1941
Gakken Index: 1816
Daikanwanjiten Index: 36745
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0749
Remembering the kanji Index: 80
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1781
Kodansha Compact Index: 1745
Kanji in Context Index: 1225
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1028
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1390
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 80
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 84
Essential Kanji Index: 1776
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1931
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3946
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1670

Words

賂 (まいない)
bribe
賄賂 (わいろ、ワイロ)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
賄い (まかない)
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
賄い婦 (まかないふ)
female cook
斡旋収賄 (あっせんしゅうわい)
influence peddling
賄う (まかなう)
to give board to; to provide meals; to pay; to cover (the cost)
収賄 (しゅうわい)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
賄い方 (まかないかた)
kitchen manager; chef; cook
賄い付き (まかないつき)
with meals; meals inclusive
三食賄い付き (さんしょくまかないつき)
with three meals served
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