Word Meaning 配る

くばる kubaru

配る is read as くばる (kubaru) and means to allot.

Meaning

English

  1. to allot
  2. to allocate
  3. to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
  4. to station
  5. to distribute
  6. to hand out
  7. to deliver
  8. to deal out

Reading

Kana

くばる

Romaji

kubaru

Writing Variants

  • 賦る くばる kubaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4672 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

配達

はいだつ

delivery

配分

はいぶん

distribution

配当

はいとう

dividend

配置

はいち

arrangement (of resources)

配列

はいれつ

array

配偶者

はいぐうしゃ

spouse

配合

はいごう

marrying off

配備

はいび

deployment

配信

はいしん

distribution (of information, news, etc.)

配給

はいきゅう

distribution (e.g. films, rice)

配り物

くばりもの

present

配送

はいそう

delivery

Example Sentences

5

Look out for pedestrians when you drive a car.

The rescue workers are going to hand out supplies to the victims of the earthquake.

Please help me distribute these pamphlets to visitors.

Please help me distribute these pamphlets to visitors.

I wonder why it took Japan 3 months to distribute cloth masks?