JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 授: "impart, instruct, grant"
The kanji 授 means "impart, instruct, grant, confer". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジュ in on'yomi and さず.ける, さず.かる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さず.けるさず.かる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | impart, instruct, grant, confer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 535 of 2,501 |
Common words with 授
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 授業lesson; class; teaching; instruction
- 教授professor · teaching; instruction
- 授けるto grant; to give; to confer; to award · to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
- 授業中while in class
- 授かるto be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title) · to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent)
- 授業を受けるto take a class
- 伝授(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on
- 授与awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
- 授業料tuition fee; course fee
- 授業参観parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
- 大学教授university professor; college professor
- 助教授assistant professor; associate professor
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