Japanese word

配給

Pronunciation

Romajihaikyū

Meaning

  • noundistribution

Example

映画の配給が始まりました。ei ga no hai kyū ga haji ma ri ma shi ta

The film's distribution has begun.

Illustration for 配給 (distribution)

More examples

戦時中は米の配給が行われました。sen ji chū wa bei no hai kyū ga okona wa re ma shi ta

Rice was rationed during the war.

Core concept

Covers the organized movement of needed goods or media from a source to their intended recipients.

Common phrases

  • 映画の配給ei ga no hai kyū

    film distribution

  • 食料の配給shoku ryō no hai kyū

    food distribution

  • 配給を受けるhai kyū o u ke ru

    receive a ration

Similar words

分配bunpai: The act of dividing goods or resources among several recipients.
支給shikyū: The provision of goods or money by an organization to designated recipients.
配布haifu: The act of giving printed materials or other items to many people.

Definition in Japanese

物資や作品を、各地や受け手に行き渡るように計画的に供給すること。bus shi ya saku hin o kaku chi ya u ke te ni i ki wata ru yō ni kei kaku teki ni kyō kyū su ru ko to

Word origin

The compound 配給 (haikyū) joins 配 (hai, "distribute") with 給 (kyū, "supply"), linking distribution with the supply of what is needed.

Usage tips

  • Japanese film reports often use 配給元 (haikyūmoto) for the company responsible for releasing a film, so the word appears in information about movie releases.

Other meanings

  • rationingnoun
  • supplynoun

Related words

  • 配給するhaikyūsurudistributeverb

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