供

音読おんよみ: キョウ・ク

訓読くんよみ: そなえる・とも

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 亻(にんべん)

Meaning

Offer, present, serve, or accompany. Often used in contexts such as religious offerings, services, or companions.


  • 供物くもつ — offering (to gods or spirits)
  • 提供ていきょう — provide, offer (e.g. services, sponsorship)
  • 供給きょうきゅう — supply, provision
  • 供養くよう — memorial service for the deceased
  • 子供こども — child (uses 供 as a component)

The character is composed of ひと and とも, reflecting the idea of offering or serving together. It can imply both material offerings and human accompaniment.

神社じんじゃ供物くもつそなえました。
We offered items at the shrine.

その会社かいしゃ無料むりょうサービスさーびす提供ていきょうしています。
The company provides services for free.

The on-yomi キョウ and ク appear in compound words. The kun-yomi そなえる is used for religious or formal offerings, while とも is seen in classical or compound usages like 子供.

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