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賄 = 有 + 貝

賄 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “bribe”. It is built from 有 (possess) and 貝 (shellfish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 84.

Keyword
bribe
RTK frame
84
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ワイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まかな.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
взятка
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
賄 bribe

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 有 possess
  2. 貝 shellfish

How to find 賄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “possess” + “shellfish”. 賄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 賄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.