供 – submit, offer, present

8 strokesTaught in grade 6#313 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 供 means submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、ク、クウ、グ (kyou, ku, kuu, gu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そな.える、とも、-ども (sonaeru, tomo, domo). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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

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: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: ｜・一・化・二・ハ.

Words using 供

子供こどもchild供ともcompanion供給きょうきゅうsupply提供ていきょうofferお供おともattendant

Example sentences

あなたには何人子供がいますか。

How many children do you have?

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水は外側から供給された。

Water was supplied from outside.

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Microsoftがβ版をランチするのは「NetShow streaming server」で動画や音声をオンデマンドで提供する。

What Microsoft is launching is a beta version of its "NetShow streaming server"; it supplies video and audio on demand.

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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