供給
Meaning in Englishsupply, provision
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What it means
What does 供給 mean? It denotes the act of providing or supplying goods, services, or resources to meet demand; used in economics, logistics, and public administration to describe the availability and delivery of necessary items.
Main meanings
- provision of goods, services, or resources to meet demand
- the act of supplying in economics and logistics
- stock levels or supply capacity in inventory management
- energy or utilities supply contexts such as electricity or water
How to use it
Used in formal and technical contexts, including economics, logistics, public utilities, and government documents. The base noun 供給 can take が as the subject or を as the object in sentences, and 供給する is the common verb form to express supplying; examples in Japanese: 需要を満たすために供給を増やす。安定した供給を確保する。電力の供給が止まった。
Variants and close terms
- 提供 teikyō - provision
- 補給 hokyū - replenishment
- 納入 nōnyū - delivery into stock
- サプライ sapurai - loanword for supply
Composition
- 供: to provide, offer
- 給: to give, supply; appears in related terms for salary and provisioning
Etymology
Two-kanji compound formed from 供 and 給; the on'yomi readings kyō and kyū combine to yield kyōkyū; this construction is typical of Sino-Japanese vocabulary and reflects the notion of providing and delivering.
Word class
noun; noun form that can take suru to become a verb (供給する) (名詞, 動詞-サ変)