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Kanji 賦: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 賦: levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment

Key takeaways

Kanji 賦: levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

levyodeprosepoemtributeinstallment

On reading

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 賦

levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

貝 + 武

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The shell (貝) represents money, and the martial part (武) represents the military. It refers to collecting money (貝) for military (武) expenses, which leads to the meanings of 'taxation' and 'allocation'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

この商品は月で買えます。

Translation

You can buy this product with monthly installments.

Example 2

の支払いを忘れないでください。

Translation

Please don’t forget the monthly installment payment.

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