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ハイ, くば.る
distribute, spouse, exile, rationing
JLPT3 G3 S10 F359
Abbreviated form# of 妃 spouse + 酉 alcohol container (→ feast) → wedding at which two persons are joined/aligned in marriage, becoming spouses → *align*; *combine* → *distribute*; *allot*; *assign* (← align in distributing, allocating etc.). Also, *wife* (← wife aligned with her husband; compare 妻).
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