Supply
Supplying
noun, verbal noun
Your servant gets a nice salary because the supply of available servants is so small these days. Lucky him!
供給 is a somewhat formal word you’d generally hear in the context of economics or supply and demand. You wouldn’t use it for art supplies or the food you buy every day.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
水の供給がようやく再開されました。
The water supply has finally resumed.
最優先事項は供給を安定させることだ。
Our maximum priority is to stabilize the supplies.
電力の安定供給には、火力、水力、原子力、再生可能エネルギーなどによる発電を効率的に組み合わせることが重要です。
For a stable supply of electricity, it is important to efficiently combine power generation methods such as thermal, hydroelectric, nuclear, and renewable energy sources.
食料を国民に安定的に供給するには、農地を確保し、それを最大限に有効利用する必要があります。
To ensure a stable food supply to the citizens, it is necessary to secure agricultural land and utilize it to the maximum extent possible.