Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb
賄うto give board to, to provide meals, to pay, to cover (the cost)
Dictionary Definition
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う-verb (う), Transitive verb
1.
to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family)
Usually written using kana aloneう-verb (う), Transitive verb
2.
to give board, to provide meals
Usually written using kana alone
All Forms
賄う 【まかなう】
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寄付金で費用を賄っています。
The operating costs are covered by donations.
バイト先では夕食を賄ってもらっている。
I get provided with dinner at my part-time job.
親からの仕送りで賄っている僕はまだまだ子供だ。
I, who am still having my expenses covered by my parents, am still very much a child.
千人を超える社員の食事を賄う厨房なんて、さぞ大きいだろう。
A kitchen that provides food to over a thousand employees must be massive.
給食のおばちゃんたちが全校生徒三百人分の食事を賄っています。
The lunch ladies provide meals for all 300 students at school.
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