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Kanji Detail for 贈 - "give, present, gift"

  • Meaning

    贈 means "give, present, gift."

    1. To give - To present; to bestow; to send.

    2. To confer posthumously - To bestow official rank or title after death.

    3. Gift - Present; something given.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    presents; send; give to; award to; confer on; presenting something

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    give present; bestow, confer

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to bestow, to confer, to present a gift

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

    Sending precious items as gifts. Such as 遺贈 (bequeath). All giving to others is called 贈. Such as 贈詩 (give poetry), 贈言 (give parting words). | Posthumously conferring one's official rank on ancestors is called 誥贈 (posthumous bestowal). Also in previous dynasties when granting decrees, during lifetime it was called 封 (enfeoff). After death it was called 贈 (posthumous grant).
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Sentences including

  • She gave me a watch for a birthday present.

  • They give presents to one another.

  • I'm looking for a gift for my father.

  • I will give you a bicycle for your birthday.

  • I gave him a gold watch.

  • Thank you for the present.

  • He gave her a nice present.

  • He will present a book to his teacher.

  • I shall will my money to a hospital.

  • I'm looking for a gift for my friend.

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