給

JLPT N3

supply

Readings

On’yomi: キュウ (kyū)

Kun’yomi: たま(う) (tama(u))

• たま(う) – to bestow, to grant (classical/literary)

Structure

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Vocabulary

給料

きゅうりょう

salary

支給

しきゅう

supply

補給

ほきゅう

supply

給食

きゅうしょく

school lunch

自給

じきゅう

self-sufficiency

Example Sentences

給料です。

きゅうりょうです。

It is salary.

支給します。

しきゅうします。

I supply it.

補給します。

ほきゅうします。

I replenish.

給食です。

きゅうしょくです。

It is school lunch.

自給します。

じきゅうします。

I am self-sufficient.

Cultural Note

💼 給 appears often in work-related vocabulary — like 給料 (salary) or 支給 (allowance). It reflects Japan’s structured employment system, where companies “give” (給) compensation in return for service. Historically, in literature, 給う (tamau) was a respectful verb used when receiving something from a superior, emphasizing hierarchy and gratitude — values still embedded in modern Japanese etiquette.