給 – salary, wage, gift

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The kanji 給 means salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キュウ (kyuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たま.う、たも.う、-たま.え (tamau, tamou, tamae). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キュウ	kyuu
Kun’yomi	たま.う	tamau
Kun’yomi	たも.う	tamou
Kun’yomi	-たま.え	tamae

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: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: 口・糸・幺・小・个・一.

Words using 給

支給しきゅうprovision給料きゅうりょうsalary供給きょうきゅうsupply給与きゅうよpay月給げっきゅうmonthly salary配給はいきゅうdistribution (e.g. films, rice)給食きゅうしょくprovision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.)補給ほきゅうsupply給仕きゅうじwaiting on a table給うたまうto give

Example sentences

私たちは制服を支給された。

We were supplied with uniforms.

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彼の給料では裕福になれないだろう。

He won't get fat on his salary.

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水は外側から供給された。

Water was supplied from outside.

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Kanji with the same radical

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