供
供 — Submit
submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
On’yomiク (ku)
On’yomiクウ (kuu)
On’yomiグ (gu)
Kun’yomiそなえる (sonaeru)
Kun’yomiとも (tomo)
Kun’yomi-ども (domo)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 供
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision |
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 供与 | きょうよ kyouyo | giving; provision; furnishing |
| 供述 | きょうじゅつ kyoujutsu | affidavit; deposition; testimony |
| 提供者 | ていきょうしゃ teikyousha | donor; contributor; provider |
Study notes
供 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #313 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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