Kanji 授: impart, instruct, grant, confer

Key takeaways

Kanji 授: impart, instruct, grant, confer. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

授

Meaning

impartinstructgrantconfer

On reading

ジュ

Kun reading

さず.けるさず.かる

Radical

手

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 授

impart, instruct, grant, confer

Kanji structure breakdown

授

Structure breakdown

扌 + 受

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a hand (扌) giving something so that another person can receive (受) it, meaning 'to confer' or 'to grant'. Handing over knowledge means 'to teach', as seen in words like 'lesson' (授業) or 'professor' (教授).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュ

助教授じょきょうじゅ
assistant professor
教授きょうじゅ
professor / teaching / instruction
授業じゅぎょう
lesson / class

Kun reading

さず.ける

授けるさずける
to grant / to award / to teach

Commonly used words

助教授
じょきょうじゅ
assistant professor
教授
きょうじゅ
professor / teaching / instruction
授業
じゅぎょう
lesson / class
授ける
さずける
to grant / to award / to teach

Example sentences

Example 1

先生は弟子に知識を授けた。

Translation

The teacher taught knowledge to the apprentice.

Example 2

彼は賞を授けられた。

Translation

He was awarded a prize.

Example 3

彼は大学の助教授です。

Translation

He is an assistant professor at the university.

Example 4

助教授として研究を続けています。

Translation

He continues research as an assistant professor.

Kanji 授: impart, instruct, grant, confer

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

授ける (さずける): meaning and examples

助教授 (じょきょうじゅ): meaning and examples

教授 (きょうじゅ): meaning and examples

授業 (じゅぎょう): meaning and examples