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Kanji Detail for 給 - "salary, wages, allowance"

  • Meaning

    給 means "salary, wages, allowance."

    1. To Add, Supply, Provide, Give - To give something to someone from a higher authority to a lower authority.

    2. To Be Sufficient, Adequate, Abundant, Available - To have enough of something.

    3. Allowance, Compensation - A payment or reward for services rendered.

    4. Quick, Speedy, Prompt, Busy - Acting or moving quickly.

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Sentences including

  • Can't you get by on your salary?

  • He is a highly paid man.

  • I got my pay yesterday.

  • They are paid by the day.

  • She gets a high salary.

  • They saw the waiter coming in a hurry.

  • They supplied the village with water.

  • It is a payday today.

  • The town is supplied with water from the river.

  • We saw the waiter coming through the door.

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