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配
Distribute, Arrange
くば-る (kuba-ru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 配 appears in many practical words such as 配達 (delivery), 心配 (worry), and 宅配 (home delivery). It often carries the idea of distributing or paying attention to something.
Memory Trick
Imagine a delivery driver HANDING OUT packages to every house on the street. He DISTRIBUTES them one by one.
Readings
Onyomi: ハイ (hai)
Kunyomi: くば-る (kuba-ru)
Example Words
配る
くばる (kubaru)
To distribute
配達
はいたつ (haitatsu)
Delivery
心配
しんぱい (shinpai)
Worry
宅配
たくはい (takuhai)
Home delivery
Example Sentence
先生が プリントを 配りました。
せんせいが プリントを くばりました。
sensei ga purinto o kubarimashita
The teacher handed out the worksheets.