Vocabulary

What does 配る (くばる, kubaru) mean?

配る (くばる, kubaru) means to distribute, to hand out.

Quick facts
Readingくばる
Romajikubaru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くばる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkubaru

to distribute, to hand out

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to distribute; to hand out; to deliver
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

Example sentences

  • I deliver newspapers to each house.

  • The teacher handed out printouts.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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