# 給 — Salary

Frequency rank 756 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 専 (Specialty), less common than 射 (Shoot).

- On’yomi: きゅう
- Kun’yomi: たま
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Thread on the left pays a suit on the right — you weave thread into a suit, and the salary you earn pays for this fine outfit.

In words:

- 給う たまう — to receive;to grant
- 給料 きゅうりょう — salary,wages
- 給与 きゅうよ — allowance,grant,supply

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