給

音読おんよみ: キュウ

訓読くんよみ: たまう(rare)

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 糸(いと / thread)

Meaning

Give, Supply, Provide, Salary — Common in contexts related to work, compensation, aid, or benefits.


  • 給料きゅうりょう — salary
  • 支給しきゅう — provision, supply
  • 月給げっきゅう — monthly salary
  • 給与きゅうよ — pay, allowance
  • 給食きゅうしょく — school lunch
  • 給付きゅうふ — benefit payment

給 originally meant to fill or supply what’s lacking. The left radical 糸 (thread) hints at provision or connection, while the phonetic component 合 (kafu → kyuu) contributes to its reading. Now widely used in terms of payment, provision, and support.

かれたか給料きゅうりょうをもらっている。
He receives a high salary.

給食きゅうしょく毎日まいにちある。
School lunch is served every day.

政府せいふ給付金きゅうふきん支給しきゅうした。
The government provided benefit payments.

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