JLPT N2Kanji compounds

供給

Readingきょうきゅうkyoukyuu

Meaning
必要とされる物やサービスを与え提供すること
Explanation
"供給(きょうきゅう)" means to give and provide goods or services that are needed. It is used as in "電力を供給する (supply electricity)." c1 "需要 (demand)" is the paired word pointing conversely to the side where goods are sought; learn 需要 and 供給 as a pair.
Original Japanese explanation

「供給(きょうきゅう)」は、必要とされる物やサービスを与え提供することです。「電力を供給する」のように使います。c1 の「需要」は逆に物が求められる側を指す対の語で、需要と供給は対で覚えましょう。

Examples
  • 電力を供給する

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