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On'yomi
キュウ
KYUU
Kun'yomi
たま.う・たも.う・-たま.え
tamau / tamou / tamae

salary · wage · gift · allow · grant · bestow on

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Strokes12
Frequency#615
Radicalsilk(6)

Stroke Order

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Strokes12

Component Breakdown

=

thread + 合

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of thread and combine. Giving by combining thread.

Symbolism

Salary, supply, school lunch. Represents giving.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Water flowing to low ground

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

自給自足

じきゅうじそく

self-sufficiency; self-sufficiency

Proverbs & Idioms

給料は汗の結晶

きゅうりょうはあせのけっしょう

Wages are crystals of sweat

Salary is the reward for hard work