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bribery

HSK 10
まいな.い、まいな.う
Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.
Components
shellfish+ each =
bribery
Meaning component
shellfish
Phonetic component
each
each, individually, every, all
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [lù]
bribe; bribery
Japanese
賂い まいない 同音
noun bribe
Example Sentences