供 Kanji – submit
The Japanese kanji 供 can mean submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany.
Meaning and Readings
How is 供 read?
供 has the onyomi readings キョウ, ク, クウ, グ and the kunyomi readings そなえる, とも, -ども.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyou, ku, kuu, gu, sonaeru, tomo, domo.
Common Japanese Words Using 供
These common Japanese words contain 供. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 供（とも） — companion, follower, attendant, retinue
- 供える（そなえる） — to offer, to sacrifice, to dedicate
- 供給（きょうきゅう） — supply, provision
- 供出（きょうしゅつ） — obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime), delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
- 供述（きょうじゅつ） — affidavit, deposition, testimony
- 供物（くもつ） — offering (e.g. to the gods), votive offering
- 供与（きょうよ） — giving, provision, furnishing
- 供養（くよう） — memorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 子供（こども） — child, children
- 子供たち（こどもたち） — children, kids