Meaning
To grant, to give, to teach, to bestow, or to confer something.
- 授業 — class, lesson
- 授与 — conferment, awarding
- 授ける — to grant, to bestow
- 授かる — to be granted, to receive (blessing)
- 教授 — professor, teaching
- 伝授 — transmission of skills or knowledge
The left side 扌 (hand radical) suggests a physical action, and the right side 受 (receive) implies giving or receiving something. Together, it represents an action involving giving with the hand — thus leading to meanings like “grant,” “teach,” or “confer.”
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.
The on-yomi ジュ is common in words like 授業 and 授与. The kun-yomi さずける (to bestow) and さずかる (to be granted) are also used in daily conversation and literature.