Supply - supply

Japanese: 供給 - きょうきゅう

〘noun〙① To give something. To offer. Gukyu. In the past, it was often read as "gukyu." → Gukyu (supply). *Shogaku Tokuhon (Elementary School Reader) (1874) (Sakakibara, Naka, Inagaki), vol. 4: "He gave me half my food at noon, and let me sleep on his bed at night, so that I could supply him." (Book of Rites - Kyokurei, Vol. 1) ② To transfer goods or services in exchange for payment of a price according to market demand. Also, the amount provided. ⇔Demand. *Beijing-Eu Kairan Jikki (Records of the American and European Circulations) (1877) (Kume Kunitake), vol. 1: "By fulfilling the supply to those who needed it." *Shakai Hyakumenso (1902) (Uchida Roan), tax increase: "Because the supply of sugar was temporarily cut off."

Gu-kyuu ...Kif [supply]

〘Noun〙 (also "kugyu" or "kukyu") To prepare and allocate in response to a request. To offer. Also, the very thing itself. ※Shoku Nihongi - Tenpyo 2 (730), July, Kiihai "The Imperial Rescript states, 'To provide _two items and _one annual allowance for the Saigu'." ※Konjaku (around 1120) Volume 9 "As a result, for many years, Moso prepared a box for morning and evening preparations, and requested and supplied items without any shortages . "

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 物を与えること。提供すること。ぐきゅう。古くは、多く「ぐきゅう」と読んだ。→ぐきゅう（供給）。※小学読本（1874）〈榊原・那珂・稲垣〉四「昼は我が食の半を遣り、夜は我が臥床に寝させて供給しおきたれども」〔礼記‐曲礼上〕② 市場の需要に応じて、財・サービスを価格の支払いと交換に引き渡すこと。また、その出す分量。⇔需要。※米欧回覧実記（1877）〈久米邦武〉一「需用の人に供給を遂くるを以て」※社会百面相（1902）〈内田魯庵〉増税「一時砂糖の供給を絶ったので」