wage; pay; recompense
Rare standalone noun for wages or compensation; more commonly seen in compounds like 給料 (きゅうりょう) or 月給 (げっきゅう).
The word 給 is rarely used alone in modern Japanese; it is mainly seen in compounds like 給料 (salary) or 月給 (monthly pay).
無給 means 'unpaid, without wages', the direct opposite of 給's sense of receiving pay.
The kanji 給 means 'supply' or 'provide', and the reading きゅう is the on'yomi. The noun use for 'wage' is a rare standalone form derived from its use in compounds.
receiving payments; receiving benefits
refueling; fueling · lubrication; oiling
distribution; supply · rationing; controlled distribution · food ration; rationed food
monthly salary
water supply; water refill
daily wages; daily pay
salary raise; pay raise
self-sufficiency; self-support
waiting tables; serving food · waiter; waitress; server · office boy; office girl
supplying electricity; power supply
supply and demand
high salary; high pay
hot-water supply
unpaid; without pay; nonsalaried
issuance; issuing
pay cut; salary reduction
base pay; basic salary
feeding (an animal)
low salary; meager pay
weekly pay; weekly wage
pay; wages