贈賄

ぞうわい

bribery

What does 贈賄 mean?

贈賄 is a Japanese noun meaning bribery in English. It is written as 贈賄 in kanji, ぞうわい in hiragana, and zouwai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

これはある国ではいわゆる「贈り物」で、他の国では「贈賄」である。

This is what is called a 'present' in some countries and 'bribery' in others.