Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Words Kanji Guides About

給与 (きゅうよ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

給きゅう与よ

きゅ

う

よ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

pay; salary; wages

Refers to compensation paid by an employer to an employee, typically on a regular basis.

彼かれの給きゅう与よは月つきに30万まん円えんです。
His salary is 300,000 yen a month.
給きゅう与よが上あがっ

て

生せい

活かつ

が

楽らく

に

なっ

た

。

My pay went up and life became easier.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

allowance; grant; provision

Refers to the act of providing money, goods, or something needed, often in an official or organizational context. Can be used as a suru-verb.

会かい社しゃは社しゃ員いんに住じゅう宅たく手て当あてを給きゅう与よしている。
The company provides housing allowances to its employees.
政せい府ふは被ひ災さい地ちに食しょく料りょうを給きゅう与よした。
The government supplied food to the disaster area.

Kanji

給salary, wage, gift
与bestow, participate in, give

Similar words

給きゅう料りょう
給料 is more commonly used for salary or wages in everyday conversation, while 給与 is slightly more formal and can also refer to the act of providing something.
支し給きゅう
支給 is a suru-verb meaning 'to supply' or 'to provide', often used for distributing goods or allowances, similar to the second sense of 給与 but more common in that usage.

Etymology

Compound of 給 (supply, provide) and 与 (give, grant). The combination conveys the idea of giving something, especially money or goods, in an official capacity.