配る (くばる, kubaru) Japanese meaning: distribute | Kotomora

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配る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	配くばる	配くばらない
Polite	配くばります	配くばりません
Past polite	配くばりました	配くばりませんでした
Past	配くばった	配くばらなかった
Te-form	配くばって	配くばらないで
Desire	配くばりたい	配くばりたくない
Potential	配くばれる	配くばれない
Passive	配くばられる	配くばられない
Causative	配くばらせる	配くばらせない
Causative passive	配くばらせられるalso 配くばらされる	配くばらせられないalso 配くばらされない
Volitional	配くばろう
Polite volitional	配くばりましょう
Imperative	配くばれ	配くばるな
Conditional	配くばれば	配くばらなければ
Tara conditional	配くばったら	配くばらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

distribute; hand out; deliver

Used for giving things out to multiple people or places, such as leaflets, presents, or mail.

駅えき前まえでチラシを配くば

Kanji

配distribute, spouse, exile
賦levy, ode, prose

Related words· 8

分わけるN4sense 1
分ける focuses on splitting something into shares or portions, while 配る emphasizes handing those shares out to multiple recipients.
支し給きゅうN2sense 2
支給する is a formal term for officially providing salary, equipment, or supplies to people, while 配る can describe the same act more casually.
届とどけるN4sense 1
届ける means delivering something to one specific person or place, whereas 配る implies distributing to many recipients at once.
配はい布ふN2sense 1
配布する is a formal word for distributing printed materials like flyers to a large group, while 配る is the everyday, more general verb.

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割わり当あてるN1
配る means to physically hand out items to individuals, while 割り当てる emphasizes deciding shares or duties in an organizational sense.
頒はん布ぷ
配る is the plain, everyday verb for handing things out, whereas 頒布 is a stiff, formal noun/suru-verb used in business or official settings.
ばら撒まくN1
配る describes handing things out in an orderly, purposeful way, whereas ばら撒く suggests a more haphazard or indiscriminate distribution.
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Opposites

集あつめるN5sense 1
集める means to gather things together, the opposite action of 配る, which means to give things out to many recipients.

Don't confuse with

配はい達たつN3sense 1
配達する specifically refers to delivering goods (like mail or newspapers) to addresses, while 配る is broader and can mean handing things out directly to people.

Word family· 8

気き配くばりN2
care; attentiveness; consideration
心こころ配くばりN1
thoughtfulness; consideration; attentive care
目め配くばり
watchfulness; keeping an eye on things
字じ配

Written forms

配くばるUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling for distributing, handing out, and allocating.
くばるUsage8%
賦くばる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 配る is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

The kanji 配 means 'distribute' or 'arrange', and the verb くばる is a native Japanese word meaning 'to distribute'. The historical derivation of くばる is uncertain, but it has been used with this meaning since Old Japanese.

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