Kanji

奉

observance, offer, present, dedicate

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

大部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ, ブ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たてまつる, まつる, ほうずる

Nanori (Name Reading)

うけ, とも, な, よし

Common Readings

ブ, ホウ, たてまつ…る

Example sentences

奉仕 ほうし
長年 地域 ボランティア 活動 奉仕してきた

He has been dedicated to local volunteer activities for many years.

贖う あがなう
自分 贖う ため 社会 奉仕 活動 行った

He performed community service to atone for his sins.

奉る たてまつる
供え物 奉る

To offer gifts to the gods.

奉納 ほうのう
毎年 この 神社 絵馬 奉納 する

Every year, I offer an ema (votive tablet) to this shrine.

干戚羽旄 かんせきうぼう
祭典 干戚羽旄 厳か 奉納 された

At the ceremony, the martial and civil dances were solemnly offered.

奉行 ぶぎょう
時代劇 奉行 演じている

He is playing the role of a magistrate in a period drama.

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