配布 (はいふ, haifu) Japanese meaning: distribution | Kotomora

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配布する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

distribution; handing out

Refers to distributing items such as documents, flyers, or supplies to a group of people. Often used in official or organized contexts.

配くばるN3
配る is a common everyday verb for handing things out, while 配布 is the more formal noun/verb-noun used for organized distribution of documents or materials.
頒はん布ぷ
頒布 is a stiffer, more literary word for distributing something (often for a fee, like publications), while 配布 is the everyday formal term for handing out materials.
配はい給きゅうN1
配給 implies rationed or controlled distribution (like supplies during a shortage), whereas 配布 simply means handing materials out without that rationing nuance.
回かい覧らんN1
配布 means giving a separate copy to each person, whereas 回覧 means passing a single copy around in sequence.

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配はい本ほん
配布 means handing out or distributing items broadly (often for free), whereas 配本 is limited to books and usually implies a commercial distribution channel.
分ぶん配ぱいN1
配布 means handing out physical or digital materials like flyers or documents, without the strong sense of dividing a total that 分配 carries.
支し給きゅうN2
配布 means to distribute or hand out items broadly (e.g. flyers), while 支給 specifically means an employer or institution provides money or goods as an entitlement.
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回かい収しゅうN2
配布 means distributing or handing something out, the opposite action of 回収, which is taking it back afterward.

配はい信しんN1
配信 refers to sending things out digitally (streaming, emails, data), while 配布 refers to distributing physical items like flyers or documents.
配はい属ぞくN1
配布 means to distribute or hand out materials, while 配属 means to assign a person to an organizational unit; the two words sound similar but have unrelated meanings.
配はい当とうN1
配布 means handing out or distributing physical items like flyers or documents, while 配当 refers to allotting a share, especially a financial dividend.

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Compound of 配 (distribute) and 布 (spread, cloth). The combination conveys the idea of spreading something out to distribute it.