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confer

HSK 10
lài
ライ
たま.う、たまもの
Components
Traditional (賚)
come+ shellfish =
confer
Phonetic component
come
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Meaning component
shellfish
money
Simplified (赉)
come+ sea shell =
give
Phonetic component
lái come
come, coming
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Meaning component
bèi sea shell
money
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [lài]
to bestow; to confer
Japanese
賜物 (rare) たまもの 同音

noun

  1. gift; boon; godsend
  2. (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たもう
Tamou surname