# 配 — distribute; deliver

配 means “distribute; deliver”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ハイ (hai). Kun'yomi: くば(る) (kubaru). You'll see it in words such as 配る (kubaru, “to distribute; to hand out”).

- Meaning: distribute; deliver
- On'yomi: ハイ (hai)
- Kun'yomi: くば(る) (kubaru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 配

A jar (酉) you hand out yourself (己): distribute.

Parts: 酉 jar · 己 self

## Words with 配

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 配る | くばる (kubaru) | to distribute; to hand out |

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[供](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/offer/) · [付](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attach/) · [配](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/distribute/) · [張](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stretch/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

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