JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 給: "salary, wage, gift"
The kanji 給 means "salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read キュウ in on'yomi and たま.う, たも.う, -たま.え 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)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たま.うたも.う-たま.え
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 | salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 615 of 2,501 |
Common words with 給
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 給料salary; wages; pay
- 供給supply; provision
- 補給supply; supplying; replenishment
- 給仕waiting on a table; serving (at dinner) · waiter; waitress; waitperson; server
- 支給provision; supply; payment; allowance
- 給うto give · to do ...
- 給金(one's) pay; wages
- 給食provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
- 配給distribution (e.g. films, rice) · rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
- 時給hourly pay; hourly wage
- 自給自足self-sufficiency
- 給wage; recompense
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