supply / wage
N2- Onyomi
- キュウ
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N2
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 給 down and you get 糸 (thread / silk) — a thread wound on its spool, and beside it 合 (fit / combine) — a lid come down flush on its pot. Picture thread wound onto a spool, put 給 inside it, and let that scene stand for "supply" — supply / wage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
供給
kyoukyuu
supply
給料
kyuuryou
salary
給与
kyuuyo
salary
配給
haikyuu
distribution
供給した
kyoukyuushita
plain past: did supply
配給した
haikyuushita
plain past: did distribution
Example sentences (6)
電力の供給が止まりました。
でんりょく の きょうきゅう が とまりました。
denryoku no kyoukyuu ga tomarimashita.
The power supply stopped.
部品の供給が止まったせいで、生産が遅れています。
ぶひん の きょうきゅう が とまった せい で、せいさん が おくれています。
buhin no kyoukyuu ga tomatta sei de, seisan ga okureteimasu.
Because the supply of parts has stopped, production is behind schedule.
給与の明細をオンラインで確認できます。
きゅうよ の めいさい を おんらいん で かくにん できます。
kyuuyo no meisai o onrain de kakunin dekimasu.
You can check your salary statement online.
給与は毎月二十五日に振り込まれることになっています。
きゅうよ は まいつき にじゅうごにち に ふりこまれる こと に なっています。
kyuuyo wa maitsuki nijuugonichi ni furikomareru koto ni natteimasu.
Salaries are transferred on the twenty-fifth of each month.
給料は毎月二十五日に出ます。
きゅうりょう は まいつき にじゅうごにち に でます。
kyuuryou wa maitsuki nijuugonichi ni demasu.
Salaries are paid on the 25th of every month.
給料が上がったら、新しいパソコンを買うつもりです。
きゅうりょう が あがったら、あたらしい ぱそこん を かう つもり です。
kyuuryou ga agattara, atarashii pasokon o kau tsumori desu.
If my salary goes up, I plan to buy a new computer.