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賂

賂: bribe

bribe
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here

Readings

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まいない・まいなう

Seen almost only in 賄賂 (bribe), read わいろ as a whole word; 賂 alone (まいない) is literary.

Key words

賄賂わいろbribe
賂まいないbribe (literary)
貨賂かろbribe (literary)

Example sentences

To win the construction contract, he handed a bribe to an official.

There was a man who tried to get an official to overlook his crime by sending him a bribe.

In an age when many officials demanded bribes, the people's discontent grew.

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