与 – bestow, participate in, give

3 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#308 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 与 means bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ヨ (yo); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あた.える、あずか.る、くみ.する、ともに (ataeru, azukaru, kumisuru, tomoni). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 一 (no. 1).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ヨ	yo
Kun’yomi	あた.える	ataeru
Kun’yomi	あずか.る	azukaru
Kun’yomi	くみ.する	kumisuru
Kun’yomi	ともに	tomoni

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 一 (Kangxi radical 1). Components: 勹・一・卜.

Words using 与

与えるあたえるto give (esp. to someone of lower status)給与きゅうよpay関与かんよparticipation寄与きよcontribution与党よとうruling party

Example sentences

人は天から与えられるのでなければ、なにもうけることはできません。

A man can receive only what is given to him from heaven.

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私は給与の５分の１を税金で取られてしまう。

One-fifth of my wages go to taxes.

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ゲンドウがこの件に関与していたとしても不思議ではない。

It is no wonder to me that Gendou has something to do with.

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Kanji with the same radical

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