給
給 — Salary
salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
On’yomiキュウ (kyuu)
Kun’yomiたまう (tamau)
Kun’yomiたもう (tamou)
Kun’yomi-たまえ (tamae)
Stroke order (12 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 給
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply; provision |
| 給与 | きゅうよ kyuuyo | pay; salary; wages |
| 支給 | しきゅう shikyuu | provision; supply; payment |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary; wages; pay |
| 需給 | じゅきゅう jukyuu | supply and demand |
Study notes
給 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #615 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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