How to say "giving" in Japanese

• 供与きょうよCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbGiving in the sense of provision or furnishing: supplying something needed, such as funds or technology, rather than presenting a personal gift. A common word for the supplying side of giving.
  クレジットとは銀行ぎんこうによって自由じゆうに使つかえることが許ゆるされている金額きんがく、すなわち信用しんよう供与きょうよ、ローンです。↗

  Credit is the amount or sum placed at a person's disposal by a bank; a loan of money.
• 進上しんじょう
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbGiving or presenting something to another person with a nuance of respectfully offering it up, as to a teacher or senior. A less common word, seldom the everyday choice for 'give'.
• 呈上ていじょう
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbHonorific language for giving, gifting, or presenting something to a respected recipient; a deferential way to describe presenting an item. Less common, and really only at home in very polite language.
• ベコベコ
  adverb (with と), no-adjective, suru verbNot about giving to a person at all: an onomatopoeic word for denting, buckling, or giving (in) under pressure, as when thin metal caves. Seldom the word you want for the act of giving.
• 恵与けいよ
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbGiving as bestowing: conferring something as a favor or act of generosity on a recipient, such as aid or benefits. Honorific in flavor and less common—rarely the word for everyday giving.

Four are nouns for the act of giving something to someone—provision, presenting, or bestowing—while 「ベコベコ」 covers a different sense entirely: a surface denting or giving (in) under pressure.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 供与きょうよgiving
• 進上しんじょうgiving
• 呈上ていじょうgiving
• べこべこdenting
• 恵与けいよpresentation
• 恵贈けいぞうpresenting (a gift, etc.)
• 恵投けいとうpresentation
• ぺこぺこdenting