賻
condolence gift
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Readings
On'yomi
- フ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
賻 centers on a gift given to express sympathy at a death: a condolence offering, typically money or goods, sent to the bereaved family.
Most common words using 賻
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Etymology
賻 combines 貝 (shell, money) with 尃, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to spreading or distributing. Together they suggest distributing money as a condolence gift.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 貝 represents money or valuables. The right side 尃 looks like a hand (寸) spreading something over a field (田). Imagine spreading money to a grieving family as a condolence gift.
Reading mnemonic
For フ, picture a condolence gift of food (フード, fūdo) being sent to the bereaved: food -> フ, and the gift comforts them.