Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on

Kunyomi: たま.う たも.う -たま.え

Onyomi: キュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: いとへん

Meaning: silk

Strokes: 6

Examples

Examples with audio

料(きゅうりょう)   salary, wages

(げっきゅう)   monthly salary

(じきゅう)   hourly pay hourly wage

初任(しょにんきゅう)   initial salary

付する(きゅうふする)   pay, provide

する(きょうきゅうする)   supply, provide

する(しきゅうする)   pay, provide, grant

する(ほきゅうする)   supply, replenish

Onyomi Examples

キュウ wage, recompense

キュウショク provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service

ジキュウ self-support

ユウキュウ salaried, with pay, vacation, (paid) holiday

Kunyomi Examples

たまう to give, to do ...

たまう to give, to receive

たもう to give, to do ...

たまう to give, to receive