Kanji

贈

贈

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾウ, ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おくる

Nanori (Name Reading)

たま, ます

Common Readings

ソウ, ゾウ, おく…る

Example sentences

贈る おくる
彼女の誕生日に、心のこもったプレゼントを贈った。

I gave a heartfelt present on her birthday.

指輪 ゆびわ
彼はプロポーズの時に美しい指輪を贈った。

He gave her a beautiful ring when he proposed.

贈り物 おくりもの
彼女の誕生日に贈り物をした。

I gave a gift on her birthday.

選ぶ えらぶ
贈り物には一番いいものを選んだ。

I chose the best one for the gift.

贈呈 ぞうてい
式典で、卒業生に記念品が贈呈された。

At the ceremony, commemorative gifts were presented to the graduates.

贈与 ぞうよ
祖父は孫に土地を贈与した。

My grandfather gifted the land to his grandchild.

Example Vocabulary

贈る

おくる

to give (a gift); to present; to confer

贈り物

おくりもの

gift; present

贈呈

ぞうてい

presentation, giving (a gift)

寄贈

きぞう

花を贈る

はなをおくる

贈りもの

おくりもの

贈与

ぞうよ

donation; gift

贈り主

おくりぬし

贈収賄

ぞうしゅうわい

贈答品

ぞうとうひん

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