授ける|さずけるsazukeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto grant; to give; to confer; to award
   聖霊せいれいがある方かたの上うえに下くだって、その上うえにとどまられるのが見みえたなら、その方かたこそ聖霊せいれいによってバプテスマを授さずける方かたである。↗

   The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

• Synonym付与ふよWrittenWritten/formal prose. Grants rights or qualifications, as in 「権限を付与する」; leans legal and institutional, while 「授ける」 is a superior solemnly bestowing something.
• Synonym与えるあたえるNeutralNeutral and the broadest word for giving, as in 「影響を与える」; it does not necessarily carry the solemn, superior-to-subordinate tone of 「授ける」.
• Synonym授与じゅよWrittenWritten/formal prose. Awarding prizes or degrees, as in 「学位授与」; mostly used as a noun and tied to formal ceremonies.
• Synonym供与きょうよWrittenWritten/formal prose. Providing funds, goods, benefits or conveniences, as in 「利益供与」; it lacks the superior-to-subordinate solemnity of 「授ける」.
• Synonym贈与ぞうよWrittenWritten/formal prose for giving property free of charge, as in 「贈与税」; a legal term. 「授ける」 can also grant money or goods, but stresses solemn bestowal from above.
• SynonymくれるCasualColloquial. Someone gives to the speaker or the speaker's side, as in 「友達がくれた」; the giving moves toward the speaker, whereas 「授ける」 is superior-to-subordinate.
• Synonym贈るおくるNeutralNeutral. Giving gifts or conferring titles, as in 「花束を贈る」; it leans toward presenting a token of one's feelings, while 「授ける」 stresses solemn bestowal from above.
• Synonym交付こうふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Authorities issue documents, subsidies or goods through set procedures; it is administrative paperwork, without the solemn bestowal of 「授ける」.
• Synonym贈呈ぞうていFormalFormal. Solemnly presenting prizes or mementos, as in 「記念品を贈呈する」; typical of ceremonial occasions.
• Synonym恵むめぐむWrittenWritten/formal prose. Giving money or goods out of pity, as in 「金品を恵む」; it implies charity or mercy, while 「授ける」 is solemn bestowal.
• Synonym教えるおしえるNeutralNeutral. Teaching or telling, as in 「数学を教える」; the most versatile word, while 「授ける」 is a superior solemnly imparting knowledge or wisdom.
• Synonym仕込むしこむCasualColloquial. Drilling skills into someone through repeated training, as in 「芸を仕込む」; it also means stocking up on goods, a sense 「授ける」 does not have.
• Synonym伝授でんじゅFormalFormal. Imparting secrets or hidden arts, as in 「奥義を伝授する」; close to the teaching sense of 「授ける」, but its objects lean toward arts and skills.
• Synonym給うたまうFormalFormal and archaic: a superior bestows something, with an old-fashioned, elegant respect found mainly in classical prose; modern speech uses 「授ける」 or 「与える」.
• Synonym賦するふするWrittenWritten/formal prose. Allocating or apportioning, or composing poetry; rare today, and close to 「授ける」 only in the sense of allotting.
• Related進呈しんていFormalFormal. Presenting something, seen in set phrases like 「無料進呈」 for free gifts; 「授ける」 is not used for giveaways.
• Related差し上げるさしあげるFormalFormal humble language for giving something to someone, lifting the receiver up, as in 「お客様に差し上げる」; 「授ける」 instead gives from a superior to a subordinate.
• Related施与せよWrittenWritten/formal prose. Giving money or goods as alms, mainly in religious or charitable contexts; 「授ける」 carries no almsgiving nuance.
• Antonym奪ううばうNeutralAntonym. Taking something by force; the direction is the reverse of 「授ける」's bestowing, and it is a common everyday word.
• Antonym剥奪するWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose. Stripping rights or qualifications, as in 「資格を剥奪する」; the opposite of 「授ける」 granting them.

Use 「授ける」 when a superior solemnly bestows, confers or imparts knowledge, as in 「勲章を授ける」 and 「知恵を授ける」. For ordinary giving say 「与える」; for awarding prizes or degrees, 「授与」; for passing on secret techniques, 「伝授」. Legal grants of rights take 「付与」, administrative issuance 「交付」, donations 「贈与」, gifts 「贈る」 or 「贈呈」, humble giving 「差し上げる」, and speaker-directed giving 「くれる」. The opposite of granting is 「奪う」, and stripping rights is 「剥奪する」.

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

1. 目下めしたの者ものに与あたえる。
2. 伝授でんじゅする。