配 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for distribute, exile, rationing, spouse

配

Strokes: 10

Meanings: distribute, exile, rationing, spouse
Onyomi: ハイ
Kunyomi: くば.る
Name Readings
JLPT: N3
Grade: 3
Frequency: -
Kanji Writing Practice: Practice

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Story

配 is made from 酉, meaning “wine” or “container,” and 己, meaning “self.” It originally showed containers being arranged and assigned properly. From this idea of arranging and assigning things to the right place, 配 came to mean to distribute, assign, or pair.

Short Story

Things are arranged and given to the right place. That act of assigning is 配.

Mnemonic

Think of containers being matched and handed out. That matching or distribution is 配.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
配達	はいたつ	delivery	common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配る	くばる	to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out	common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
配置	はいち	arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition, configuration, layout	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配布	はいふ	distribution	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
配慮	はいりょ	consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
配分	はいぶん	distribution, allotment	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
配給	はいきゅう	distribution (e.g. films, rice)	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配偶者	はいぐうしゃ	spouse, wife, husband, partner	common JLPT-N1 Noun
配当	はいとう	allotment, apportionment, share	common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配送	はいそう	delivery	common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配線	はいせん	wiring	common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
配役	はいやく	casting (of a play, film, etc.), cast	common Noun
配列	はいれつ	arranging, ordering, sequencing, lining up, laying out	common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配属	はいぞく	assignment (of a person to somewhere), attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)	common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
配点	はいてん	allotment (allocation) of marks	Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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Example Sentences

Example #1

新聞を配っています。

しんぶんをくばっています

shinbun o kubatteimasu

I am delivering newspapers.

Example #2

資料を全員に配布しました。

しりょうをぜんいんにはいふしました

shiryou o zen’in ni haifu shimashita

I distributed the documents to everyone.

Example #3

荷物を部屋に配達しました。

にもつをへやにはいたつしました

nimotsu o heya ni haitatsu shimashita

I delivered the package to the room.

Example #4

役割をうまく配分してください。

やくわりをうまくはいぶんしてください

yakuwari o umaku haibun shite kudasai

Please allocate the roles properly.

Example #5

注意を配ることは大切です。

ちゅういをくばることはたいせつです

chuui o kubaru koto wa taisetsu desu

It is important to pay attention.

Example #6

スタッフに仕事を配りました。

スタッフにしごとをくばりました

sutaffu ni shigoto o kubarimashita

I assigned tasks to the staff.

Example #7

メールを全員に配信しました。

メールをぜんいんにはいしんしました

meeru o zen’in ni haishin shimashita

I sent the email to everyone.

Example #8

心配しすぎないでください。

しんぱいしすぎないでください

shinpai shisuginai de kudasai

Please don’t worry too much.

Example #9

荷物の配達は明日になります。

にもつのはいたつはあしたになります

nimotsu no haitatsu wa ashita ni narimasu

The delivery of the package will be tomorrow.

Example #10

飲み物をテーブルに配りました。

のみものをテーブルにくばりました

nomimono o teeburu ni kubarimashita

I distributed the drinks on the table.

Example #11

気を配って行動してください。

きをくばってこうどうしてください

ki o kubatte koudou shite kudasai

Act with care and attention.

Example #12

配線が正しく接続されていません。

はいせんがただしくせつぞくされていません

haisen ga tadashiku setsuzoku sareteimasen

The wiring is not connected properly.

Example #13

配偶者の名前を記入してください。

はいぐうしゃのなまえをきにゅうしてください

haiguusha no namae o kinyuu shite kudasai

Please write your spouse’s name.

Example #14

商品の在庫を配分しました。

しょうひんのざいこをはいぶんしました

shouhin no zaiko o haibun shimashita

I allocated the stock of products.

Example #15

注意深く観察して配慮してください。

ちゅういぶかくかんさつしてはいりょしてください

chuui bukaku kansatsu shite hairyo shite kudasai

Observe carefully and act with consideration.

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Kanji Info

Kanji: 配

JLPT: n3

Strokes: 10

Grade: 3

Unicode: 914D

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