How to say "provision" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 用意よういnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers provision in the sense of getting ready: preparing or arranging what will be needed in advance. Think of it as preparation and arrangements, not the act of supplying something.
- 供給きょうきゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbProvision in the sense of supply: providing goods or resources where they are needed, keeping something supplied. Use this for supply itself, not for making preparations.
- 規定きていnoun, suru verb, transitive verbA provision of a law, contract, or set of rules: a stipulation or regulation. When English 'provision' means a clause in a legal or formal document, this is the word.
- 給付きゅうふnoun, suru verb, transitive verbProvision specifically of money or goods: furnishing or conferring them, as in a payment. Use it when what is provided is money or goods, not preparations or supplies in general.
- 支給しきゅうnoun, suru verb, transitive verbProvision in the sense of supplying or paying something out: payment and allowance are among its senses. It overlaps with 給付 when money is provided, and also covers supply.
Choose 用意 for provision as getting ready in advance, 供給 for supplying goods or resources, 規定 for a provision of a law or contract, and 給付 or 支給 for providing money or goods such as payments or allowances.
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