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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #621 · Pre-Intermediate L17
給
allow, bestow on, gift, grant, salary, wage
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Readings
- On’yomi
- キュウ
- Kun’yomi
- -たま・え、たま・う、たも・う
Example words
給湯室
きゅうとうしつ
kitchenette
給
-たま・え
allow
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
A complex 12-stroke character meaning "allow" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.
Components
Remember "allow" (給) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
給料 (きゅうりょう) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 給料 (きゅうりょう) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: -たま・え、たま・う、たも・う — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: キュウ — common in compound words (熟語).