賜 means “grant, bestow”

たまわる · tamawaru

Also: gift, boon, results

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たまわる, たまう, たもう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

Shells (貝), the old money, beside 易, change: wealth changing hands from above. 賜る is to receive from a superior, 努力の賜物 is the fruit of hard work, and Ueno Park's full name, 上野恩賜公園, records it as an imperial gift.

Used in 賜る (tamawaru, to be granted), 賜物 (tamamono, gift/fruit of), and 恩賜 (onshi, imperial gift)

More from Give & Receive

• 頒 distribute
• 授 grant
• 献 offer
• 恵 blessing
• 譲 hand over
• 納 pay
• 呈 present
• 奉 offer up
• 享 receive

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