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salary
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingキュウ
Kun readingたま.う、たも.う、-たま.え
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. salaryRtK
  2. wage
    その後、幕府配下になると、各隊士は幕府から給料を得た。Subsequently, when they became vassals of the shogunate, each member received wages from the shogunate.wiki
  3. gift
  4. allow
  5. grant
  6. bestow on
  1. provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.)
  2. providing a meal
  3. lunch service

Popular Usage

給料供給支給給与月給給食給仕

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · fit · meeting · umbrella · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1449

Compound words

給料きゅうりょう
salary; wages; pay
供給きょうきゅう
supply; provision
支給しきゅう
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
給与きゅうよ
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant
月給げっきゅう
monthly salary
支給するしきゅうする
to provide
供給するきょうきゅうする
to supply
給食きゅうしょく
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
恩給おんきゅう
pension (esp. public servant's); a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
給水きゅうすい
water supply; supplied water; water refill
給付きゅうふ
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery
給油きゅうゆ
refueling (a car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
高給こうきゅう
high salary
時給じきゅう
hourly pay; hourly wage
自給じきゅう
self-support
需給じゅきゅう
supply and demand
昇給しょうきゅう
salary raise
配給はいきゅう
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
補給ほきゅう
supply; supplying; replenishment
俸給ほうきゅう
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
無給むきゅう
unpaid; nonsalaried
有給ゆうきゅう
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday
日給にっきゅう
daily wages
減給げんきゅう
pay cut; salary cut

Kun Reading Examples

我々に生命を与えた神は我々に同時に自由を与え給うた。たまう
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼らに食べ物と金を支給した。
He supplied food and money to them.tatoeba
彼は日給で雇われた。
He was employed by the day.tatoeba
彼は他にもっと良いところがあるだろうと給料の安い仕事を辞めた。
He left his poorly paid job for greener pastures elsewhere.tatoeba
彼は週給で仕事をしている。
He is paid by the week.tatoeba
国家から給料として衣類を提供されていた。
They were provided with clothing from the government as their stipend.wiki
----官僚の給与体系
Payroll system of court officialswiki
給与は無く、衣食住が保障されたのみであった。
There was no salary paid, and only food, clothing, and shelter were secured.wiki
小中学校の給食でもつねに人気の上位に挙げられる。
The dish is ranked high on school lunch menus in elementary and junior high schools.wiki
そのほか、講座を開き、貧しい読書人には給食を施した。
Furthermore, Ryoo offered lectures and served free meals for poor people.wiki
その給仕の作法は独特のものである。
The manner of serving is peculiar.wiki
天皇の膳の給仕等、秘書的役割を果たした。
The role was to perform that of a secretary such as serving of Emperor's meals, and so on.wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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