# 授 — impart; grant

授 means “impart; grant”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ジュ (ju). Kun'yomi: さず(ける) (sazukeru). You'll see it in words such as 授ける (sazukeru, “to grant; to give”).

- Meaning: impart; grant
- On'yomi: ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi: さず(ける) (sazukeru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Study

## How to remember 授

A hand (扌) giving so another can receive (受): impart.

Sounds like 受: both read ジュ.

Parts: 扌 hand · 受 receive

## Words with 授

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 授ける | さずける (sazukeru) | to grant; to give |
| 授かる | さずかる (sazukaru) | to be granted; to be awarded |

## Don't confuse it with

[受](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/receive/) · [援](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/aid/)

## More in the “Study” set

[課](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lesson/) · [史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [科](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/academic-subject/) · [授](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/impart/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/) · [練](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/practise/)

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