給

Supply, Give

たまう (tamau)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

給 appears in many work-related words such as 給料 (salary), 支給 (payment), and 配給 (distribution).

Imagine someone handing supplies to everyone in a long line. They keep giving and supplying things without stopping. That's 給.

Onyomi: キュウ (kyuu)

Kunyomi: たまう (tamau)

給料

きゅうりょう (kyuuryou)

Salary

支給

しきゅう (shikyuu)

Payment, supply

配給

はいきゅう (haikyuu)

Distribution

給食

きゅうしょく (kyuushoku)

School lunch

今日は給料日です。

きょうはきゅうりょうびです。

kyou wa kyuuryoubi desu

Today is payday.