Explore 給 in words about pay and things supplied. Learn each reading with the whole word and its context.

The idea

給 has 12 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Its common reading here is きゅう: 給料（きゅうりょう）, 時給（じきゅう）, 給食（きゅうしょく）, 支給（しきゅう） and 供給（きょうきゅう）.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingIn context
給料きゅうりょうMy salary is paid on the twenty-fifth of every month.
時給じきゅうThis part-time job pays 1,000 yen an hour.
給食きゅうしょくThe school lunch is delicious.
支給しきゅうThe company provides uniforms to its employees.
供給きょうきゅうThe water supply stopped.

Examples

  • 給料きゅうりょうは毎月まいつき二十五日にじゅうごにちに入はいります。My salary is paid on the twenty-fifth of every month.
  • 今月こんげつの給料きゅうりょうで本ほんを買かいました。I bought a book with this month’s salary.
  • このアルバイトの時給じきゅうは千円せんえんです。This part-time job pays 1,000 yen an hour.
  • 学校がっこうの給食きゅうしょくはおいしいです。The school lunch is delicious.
  • 会社かいしゃは社員しゃいんに制服せいふくを支給しきゅうします。The company provides uniforms to its employees.
  • 水みずの供給きょうきゅうが止とまりました。The water supply stopped.

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Watch out

給 does not always mean salary: 給食 is a provided meal, while 支給 means issuing or providing something. Do not confuse 給 with 合, which lacks the thread component 糸.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 給料 in hiragana.

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    きゅうりょう

    給料 is きゅうりょう, salary; the long vowel う belongs in the reading.

  2. Write the reading of 時給 in hiragana.

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    じきゅう

    時給 is じきゅう, hourly pay; 時 specifies the hourly basis.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 支＿（しきゅう）［給／合］.

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    給

    給 completes 支給（しきゅう）, meaning provision or payment; it contains 糸 unlike 合.

Use it today

Write 給 with the diagram. Cover the table, read 給料 and 時給, then make a sentence about pay or provision.