# 供 — offer; attendant

供 means “offer; attendant”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou), ク (ku). Kun'yomi: そな(える) (sonaeru), とも (tomo). You'll see it in words such as 供 (tomo, “companion; follower”).

- Meaning: offer; attendant
- On'yomi: キョウ (kyou), ク (ku)
- Kun'yomi: そな(える) (sonaeru), とも (tomo)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 供

A person (亻) joining the others together (共): making an offering.

Sounds like 共: both read キョウ.

Parts: 亻 person · 共 together

## Words with 供

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 供 | とも (tomo) | companion; follower |
| 供える | そなえる (sonaeru) | to offer; to sacrifice |
| 供え | そなえ (sonae) | offering |

## Don't confuse it with

[共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/) · [洪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flood/) · [俸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stipend/) · [昔](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/long-ago/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[供](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/offer/) · [付](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attach/) · [配](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/distribute/) · [張](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stretch/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

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