配給(はいきゅう)

はいきゅう
noun/suru-verb
distribution; rationing; supply
1. distribution; supply
the systematic distribution of goods or resources to those who need them
食料(しょくりょう)を配給(はいきゅう)する。
To distribute food supplies.
映画(えいが)の配給(はいきゅう)会社(がいしゃ)に勤(つと)めている。
I work at a film distribution company.
被災地(ひさいち)に水(みず)を配給(はいきゅう)した。
We distributed water to the disaster area.
2. rationing
controlled distribution of limited supplies, especially during wartime or emergencies
戦時中(せんじちゅう)は米(こめ)が配給制(はいきゅうせい)だった。
Rice was rationed during the war.

配給(はいきゅう) refers to distribution, especially organized or controlled supply.

COMPOSITION:

  • 配(はい): To distribute, allocate
  • 給(きゅう): To supply, provide

TWO MAIN CONTEXTS:
1. **General distribution**: Movies, food, water, resources
2. **Rationing**: Historical context of wartime controlled supply

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 配給(はいきゅう)する (to distribute)
  • 配給(はいきゅう)会社(がいしゃ) (distribution company)
  • 映画(えいが)配給(はいきゅう) (film distribution)
  • 配給制(はいきゅうせい) (rationing system)
  • 食料(しょくりょう)配給(はいきゅう) (food distribution)
  • 配給(はいきゅう)切符(きっぷ) (ration ticket - historical)

FILM INDUSTRY:
配給(はいきゅう)会社(がいしゃ) (distribution company) is a key term in the Japanese film industry, referring to companies that distribute films to theaters.

HISTORICAL NOTE:
During WWII, Japan had a 配給制(はいきゅうせい) (rationing system) for essential goods.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 物資(ぶっし) (supplies, goods)
  • 支給(しきゅう) (provision, allowance)
  • 供給(きょうきゅう) (supply)

REGISTER: Neutral. Common in news, business, and historical contexts.

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Added 2026.1.21 22:22
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