- 供物 — offering (to gods or spirits)
- 提供 — provision; sponsorship
- 供給 — supply; provision
- 供養 — memorial service
- 子供 — child (uses 供 as a component)
Composed of the person radical 亻 and 共 (“together”), 供 conveys offering or serving with/for others. It spans material offerings and accompanying someone.
神社に 供物を 供えました。
We offered items at the shrine.
その会社は 無料で サービスを 提供しています。
The company provides services for free.