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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is はい, and the kun reading is くばる. It has 10 strokes. It appears in words for handing things out or delivering them to a destination.
• Basic usage: 配る is read くばる, and 配達 is read はいたつ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 配る / 配達
  • 配る means hand out or distribute and is read くばる. It describes handing materials or leaflets out to a group of people.
  • 店員が入口で新商品の案内を配っていた。 means “A clerk was handing out leaflets about the new product at the entrance.”
  • 配達 means delivery and is read はいたつ. It refers to bringing an ordered item or newspaper to its destination.
  • 注文した机は明日の午前中に配達されます。 means “The desk I ordered will be delivered tomorrow morning.”