to give, to grant, to teach
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジュ
- ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- さず.ける
- さず.かる
About this kanji
The kanji 授, pronounced as 'ju' or 'sho,' means to give, grant, or teach. It is mostly used as a verb, where it appears in native forms like さずける (sazukeru), meaning 'to give' or 'to grant,' and さずかる (sazukaru), meaning 'to receive.' In compounds, it plays an important role; for example, 教授 (きょうじゅ, kyōju) means 'professor,' someone who gives knowledge, and 授業 (じゅぎょう, jugyō) stands for 'class,' which is where teaching occurs. Another compound, 授賞 (じゅしょう, jushō), translates to 'award,' referring to a recognition given to someone. This kanji emphasizes the act of imparting knowledge or recognition, making it significant in educational contexts.
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Example sentences
彼は授業を授けています。
He is teaching a class.
Meanings across languages
- English
- to give, to grant, to teach
- Tiếng Việt
- trao tặng, giảng dạy, cho
- 日本語
- 授ける, 授かる
- 한국어
- 주다, 부여하다, 가르치다
- 中文
- 给予, 授予, 教导
- id
- memberi, memberikan, mengajar
- th
- ให้, มอบ, สอน
- es
- dar, conceder, enseñar
- fr
- donner, accorder, enseigner
- de
- geben, gewähren, lehren
- pt
- dar, conceder, ensinar
Common compounds
- 教授きょうじゅprofessor, teaching
- 授業じゅぎょうclass, lesson
- 授賞じゅしょうaward, presentation
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