- 授業 — class / lesson
- 授与 — conferment / awarding
- 授ける — to grant / to bestow
- 授かる — to be granted / to receive
- 教授 — professor / teaching
- 伝授 — transmission of knowledge
The radical 扌 (hand) suggests a physical action, while the component 受 (receive) conveys the idea of giving or receiving. Together, they form the meaning of conferring or teaching — an act of passing something from one person to another.
先生が 知識を 授けてくれた。
The teacher granted us knowledge.
月曜日に 授業があります。
I have class on Monday.