levy, ode, prose, poem
Also: tribute, installment
On'yomi (音読み)
- フ
- ブ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 「賦」 has primary meanings related to levies and forms of written art, like odes and prose. It is typically used as a noun rather than a verb. Some common compounds include 月賦 (げっぷ), meaning "monthly installment," which you might see in financial contexts, and 賦課 (ふか), meaning "levy," used in discussions about taxes or charges. Another interesting compound is 天賦 (てんぷ), which refers to "natural talent," indicating something innate. A usage note is that while this kanji may not be frequently encountered in everyday conversation, it appears more often in formal or literary contexts.
Example sentences
彼女は詩を賦する才能がある。
She has a talent for composing poetry.
Meanings across languages
- English
- levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment
- Tiếng Việt
- thi ca
- 日本語
- 賦
- 한국어
- 부
- 中文
- 赋
- id
- pajak, ode, prosa, syair, tribut, angsuran
- th
- การเก็บภาษี, บทกวี, บทกวี, บทกวี, ภาษี, การผ่อนชำระ
- es
- impuesto, oda, prosa, poema, tributo, cuota
- fr
- levée, ode, prose, poème, tribut, versement
- de
- Abgabe, Ode, Prosa, Gedicht, Tribut, Ratenzahlung
- pt
- cobrança, oda, prosa, poema, tributo, parcela
Common compounds
- 月賦げっぷmonthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
- 割賦かっぷallotment, quota, payment in installments
- 賦課ふかlevy, imposition
- 天賦てんぷnatural (e.g. talent), innate, inborn
- 年賦ねんぷannual installment, annual instalment
- 賦税ふぜいtaxation
- 賦役ふえきslave labour, slave labor, compulsory service
- 賦与ふよbeing endowed with (e.g. a gift), being blessed with, endowment
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