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給 = 合 + 糸

給 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “salary”. It is built from 合 (fit) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1449.

Keyword
salary
RTK frame
1449
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たま.う, たも.う, -たま.え
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
зарплата
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
給 give

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 合 fit
  2. 糸 thread

How to find 給 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fit” + “thread”. 給 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 給 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.