配給

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 配給 is read as はいきゅう and is a noun and する verb for allocating food or essential supplies to people according to an organized system.
• Basic usage: Use the passive 毛布が配給される for supplied goods and a compound such as 食料配給 for the distribution process.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 配達
  • 配達 delivers an item to an address; 配給 allocates limited supplies under an organized system.
• Why the passive is common
  • Contexts often foreground the recipients or goods rather than the distributor, so 配給される is especially common.