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    3. 賄う

    賄う

    賄まかなう​

    to supply (goods, money, etc.)

    N1KMT9News #27+1CoreVerb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceFood & DiningKanji Vocab15 strokes

    まかなう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    to give board, to provide meals
    word usually written using kana alone

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    食しょく費ひを賄まかなう。

    Cover food expenses.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    この収しゅう入にゅうで家か族ぞくの生せい活かつを賄まかなっている。

    This income covers the living expenses of the family.

    KMT9Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かれはアルバイトで学がく費ひかと生せい活かつ費ひの全すべてを賄まかなっていた。

    He covered all of his tuition and living expenses with part-time jobs.

    KMT9EducationWork & Career
    会かい社しゃの食しょく堂どうでは、従じゅう業ぎょう員いんのために毎まい日にち昼ちゅう食しょくを賄まかなっている。

    The company cafeteria provides lunch for employees every day.

    KMT9Food & DiningWork & Career
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの費ひ用ようは、会かい社しゃの予よ算さんで賄まかなわれる予よ定ていだ。

    The costs for the new project are expected to be covered by the company's budget.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    賄
    まかな.う…(1)
    bribe・board・supply・finance
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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