授
授 — Impart
impart, instruct, grant, confer
On’yomiジュ (ju)
Kun’yomiさずける (sazukeru)
Kun’yomiさずかる (sazukaru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 授
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor; teaching; instruction |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう jugyou | lesson; class; teaching |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ jokyouju | assistant professor; associate professor |
| 授受 | じゅじゅ juju | giving and receiving; transferring; transfer |
| 授賞式 | じゅしょうしき jushoushiki | award ceremony; prize-giving |
| 授業料 | じゅぎょうりょう jugyouryou | tuition fee; course fee |
Study notes
授 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #535 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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