Meaning
Give, Supply, Provide, Salary — Common in contexts related to work, compensation, aid, or benefits.
- 給料 — salary
- 支給 — provision, supply
- 月給 — monthly salary
- 給与 — pay, allowance
- 給食 — school lunch
- 給付 — 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.
彼は 高い給料をもらっている。
He receives a high salary.
給食は 毎日ある。
School lunch is served every day.
政府は 給付金を支給した。
The government provided benefit payments.
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