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Kanji 与: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 与: bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend

Key takeaways

Kanji 与: bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

bestowparticipate ingiveawardimpartprovidecausegiftgodsend

On reading

Kun reading

あた.えるあずか.るくみ.するともに

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 与

bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji is a simplified version of the complex original character 與. It means to 'give' or 'participate,' as seen in words like 'contribution' or 'bestow.' You can remember it by imagining giving even one (一) bit of effort to participate in a task.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 関与かんよ

    participation / involvement

  • 寄与きよ

    contribution / service

  • 与党よとう

    ruling party / government party

  • 給与きゅうよ

    salary / wages / payment

Kun reading

あた.える
  • 与えるあたえる

    to give / to present / to provide

Commonly used words

  • 関与
    かんよ

    participation / involvement

  • 寄与
    きよ

    contribution / service

  • 与党
    よとう

    ruling party / government party

  • 給与
    きゅうよ

    salary / wages / payment

  • 与える
    あたえる

    to give / to present / to provide

Example sentences

Example 1

彼はこのプロジェクトに関している。

Translation

He is involved in this project.

Example 2

問題に関しないでください。

Translation

Please do not get involved in the issue.

Example 3

彼の努力がプロジェクトに寄した。

Translation

His effort contributed to the project.

Example 4

環境保護に寄する活動をしています。

Translation

I am engaged in activities that contribute to environmental protection.

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