与え|あたえatae[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungift; godsend

• Related贈り物おくりものNeutralThe everyday word for a present, most general, typically person to person. 「与え」 is written and old-fashioned, for something gained or a godsend, as in 「天の与え」.
• Related供与きょうよFormalFormal and official: providing funds, technology and the like to another party, as in 「技術供与」; supplying resources rather than a gift received.
• Related贈呈ぞうていFormalFormal, ceremonial presenting of gifts or mementos, as in 「記念品を贈呈」; it names the act of giving, not the thing received.
• Related付与ふよWrittenWritten style: granting or conferring rights and authority, as in 「権限を付与する」; concerns rights and powers, not presents.
• Related贈与ぞうよWrittenWritten and legal: giving money or property free of charge, as in 「贈与税」 (gift tax); not a word for an ordinary present.
• Related授与じゅよFormalFormal: conferring awards, prizes or degrees, as in 「学位授与」; official bestowal rather than a gift between people.
• RelatedプレゼントNeutralLoanword for a present and the most common choice in speech; 「与え」 is its written, old-fashioned counterpart for something gained.
• Related恵与けいよFormalA highly respectful term for something received from another person; very rare and leaning toward letters.
• Antonym奪いNeutralTaking something away; the antonym of the giving that 「与え」 implies.

For an ordinary gift, say 「贈り物」 or, in speech, 「プレゼント」. For formal, ceremonial presenting use 「贈呈」, and for conferring awards or degrees 「授与」. 「与え」 itself is a written, old-fashioned word for something gained — a godsend, as in 「天の与え」; 「奪う」 is its opposite, to take away.

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1. 誰だれかからもらう物もの。運うんよく手てに入はいった幸運こううんなもの。