Meet 供 in 提供, 子供 and 供給. Connect each whole word and its reading to a real context.

The idea

供 has 8 strokes; follow their order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Compare 提供（ていきょう） with 子供（こども）. Learn the reading with the whole word, not the character in isolation.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
提供ていきょうThat shop provides free water.
子供こどもThe children are playing in the garden.
供給きょうきゅうThe supply of products increased.

Examples

  • 学校がっこうは子供こどもたちに昼食ちゅうしょくを提供ていきょうします。The school provides lunch to the children.
  • その店みせは無料むりょうの水みずを提供ていきょうしています。That shop provides free water.
  • 子供こどもたちは庭にわで遊あそんでいます。The children are playing in the garden.
  • 課長かちょうにお供ともします。I will accompany the section manager.
  • 仏壇ぶつだんに花はなを供そなえました。I placed flowers as an offering at the Buddhist altar.
  • 商品しょうひんの供給きょうきゅうが増ふえました。The supply of products increased.

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Watch out

提供 means provision, while 子供（こども） means a child or children and has a reading learned as a whole word; 子ども is also common. お供 means accompanying someone respectfully. Compare 供 and 共: 供 adds 亻 on the left.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 提供 in hiragana.

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    ていきょう

    提供 is read ていきょう. In context: That shop provides free water.

  2. Write the reading of 子供 in hiragana.

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    こども

    子供 is read こども. In context: The children are playing in the garden.

  3. Write the missing kanji: ＿給（きょうきゅう）.

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    供

    供 completes 供給, read きょうきゅう. In context: The supply of products increased.

Use it today

Write 供 three times using the stroke diagram. Cover the table, read 提供 and 子供 aloud, then check their readings and meanings.