Kanji Detail for 捧 - "offer, dedicate, hold up"

捧

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

捧 means "offer, dedicate, hold up."
1. Offer - To present with both hands raised.
2. Dedicate - To devote respectfully.
3. Hold up - To lift high with care.
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- Verified meaning: offer, dedicate, hold up
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ささげ)
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Name readings of 捧

Surnames 捧(ささげ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

lift up; give; offer; consecrate; sacrifice; dedicate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

hold up in two hands

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of; classifier for what can be held in both hands

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to hold or offer with both hands

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Holding with both hands is 捧. Such as 捧誦. Originally written as 奉.
Onyomi

hoh(ホウ)
Kunyomi

sasa.geru(ささ-げる)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

手扌 (te・tehen)
Related Keywords

offer dedicate hold up present bestow lift raised hand over devote donate gift grant consecrate entrust pledge commit honor respectfully