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給
On'yomi
キュウ
KYUU
Kun'yomi
たま.う・たも.う・-たま.え
tamau / tamou / tamae
salary · wage · gift · allow · grant · bestow on
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#615
Radical糸silk(6)
Stroke Order
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
給=
糹合
thread + 合
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of thread and combine. Giving by combining thread.
Symbolism
Salary, supply, school lunch. Represents giving.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Water flowing to low ground
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
自給自足
じきゅうじそく
self-sufficiency; self-sufficiency
Proverbs & Idioms
給料は汗の結晶
きゅうりょうはあせのけっしょう
Wages are crystals of sweat
Salary is the reward for hard work