What is the Kanji for "Accompany" and "Offer"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Accompany" and "Offer", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Accompany" and "Offer" is "供".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Tomo" and "Sona".

Its onyomi readings are "Ku" and "Kyou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "亻" means "Person" . And The kanji "共" means "Together" and can be read as "Kyou" and "Tomo".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "供" mean in japanese?

"供" means "Accompany" and "Offer".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

子供: "Child". The Japanese noun '子供 (こども)' means 'child'. This word refers to a young human being, typically below the age of puberty. It can be used to describe a boy or a girl. '子供' is a very common word in Japanese and is used in a wide variety of contexts. For example: I have two children - (私は2人の子供がいます). The children are playing in the park - (子供たちが公園で遊んでいます).

提供: "To provide" or "To offer". The verbal noun '提供 (ていきょう)' means 'to provide' or 'to offer'. It refers to the act of making something available or delivering a product/service to someone. This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as a business offering a new product, a website providing information, or a charity organization offering assistance. Example sentences: The company提供ed a free trial to new customers - (会社は新規顧客に無料試用版を提供した). The website提供ed valuable resources on the topic - (そのウェブサイトはその話題について価値ある情報を提供した).

供給: "Supply". The Japanese verbal noun '供給 (きょうきゅう)' means 'supply'. This term refers to the act of providing or distributing goods, resources, or services to meet a demand or need. It is commonly used in the context of economics, logistics, and business operations. For example: The increase in supply led to lower prices - (供給の増加により価格が下がった). The company aims to ensure a steady supply of raw materials - (同社は原材料の安定供給を目指している).

供える: "Offer". The Japanese verb '供える (そなえる)' means 'to offer'. It is used to describe the act of presenting or dedicating something, often in a ceremonial or religious context. For example: They offered flowers at the shrine - (彼らは神社に花を供えた). I will offer my prayers - (私は祈りを捧げます).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". The hiragana "も" is read as "mo". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "な" is read as "na".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.