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Kanji Detail for 献 - "to offer, to dedicate"

献

  • Meaning

    献 means "to offer, to dedicate." Also associated with to contribute.

    1. Offer - To present to a deity or superior.

    2. Dedicate - To devote to a purpose.

    3. Contribute - To give for a cause.

    4. Wise person - A sage or learned one.

  • Words using 献

    • 献金 けんきん Listen donation; contribution; offering
    • 貢献 こうけん Listen contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute
    • 文献 ぶんけん Listen literature; books (reference); document
    • 献血 けんけつ Listen blood donation
    • 献花 けんか Listen flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
    • 献立 こんだて Listen menu; bill of fare; program
    • 献上 けんじょう Listen presenting (to)

  • Four-character idioms with 献

    • 借花献仏 しゃっかけんぶつ Listen winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism

  • Tattoo check: 献

    • Verified meaning: to offer, to dedicate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けん, ささぐ, みつぐ)
    • Also carries these associations: to contribute

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 献

    Given names 献(けん)Listen 献(ささぐ)Listen

    Surnames 献(みつぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    offering; counter for drinks; present; offer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    offer, present; show, display

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to offer; to present; to dedicate; to donate; to show; to put on display; worthy person (old)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to offer, to present; to show, to display

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

    kon(コン) コン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tatematsu.ru(たてまつ-る) たてまつ-る

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to offer to dedicate to contribute express submit serve pour wise person sage present bestow commit devote donate gift give grant hand over pledge sacrifice surrender

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