配る

• 読み: くばる
• ローマ字: kubaru
• 漢字の分解: 配 (hai/kuba) — to distribute, arrange
• 発音: /kɯ.ba.ɾɯ/

意味

To distribute; to hand out; to deal (cards); to pay attention. A versatile verb for spreading something among multiple recipients, including attention and care.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with concrete and abstract uses. Concretely: distributing items to multiple people (チラシを配る). Abstractly: 気を配る (to be attentive and considerate), 目を配る (to keep a watchful eye), 心を配る (to take care of others). These compound expressions are extremely common in N1-level writing and speech.

例文

1. 会議の前に資料を参加者全員に配った。
2. 教師は教室の隅々まで目を配って授業を進めた。
3. 周囲に気を配りながら慎重に発言する必要がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, events, social consideration, teaching

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 配 depicts a person (人) beside a wine vessel (酉), originally referring to pouring and distributing wine at a banquet. The sense of deliberate, orderly distribution extends to all modern uses.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal