Kanji

送

送

escort, send

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

⻌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おくる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おく

Common Readings

ソウ, おく…る

Example sentences

送る おくる
彼 は 駅 まで 彼女 を 送った 。

He saw her off to the station.

合図 あいず
手 を 挙げて 、 出発 の 合図 を 送った 。

I raised my hand and gave the signal to depart.

見送る みおくる
空港 で 友人 の 出発 を 見送った 。

I saw my friend off at the airport.

後ろ姿 うしろすがた
彼 は 彼女 の 後ろ姿 を 見送った 。

He watched her as she walked away from behind.

放送 ほうそう
その ニュース は 全国 に 放送された 。

The news was broadcast nationwide.

全国 ぜんこく
その ニュース は 全国 に 放送 された 。

That news was broadcast nationwide.

送り込む おくりこむ
救援隊 を 現地 に 送り込む 。

We will dispatch a rescue team to the site.

密偵 みってい
敵 の 組織 に 密偵 を 送り込んだ 。

We sent a spy into the enemy organization.

送り出す おくりだす
彼 は 笑顔 で 息子 を 留学 に 送り出した

He sent his son off to study abroad with a smile.

傑作 けっさく
彼 は 数々 の 傑作 を 世 に 送り出した 。

He sent out many masterpieces to the world.

Example Vocabulary

送る

おくる

to send; to see off; to spend time

見送る

みおくる

to see someone off; to watch something go away; to postpone

放送

ほうそう

broadcasting; program

送り込む

おくりこむ

to send in; to dispatch

送り出す

おくりだす

to send off; to see off; to ship out

生活を送る

せいかつをおくる

to lead a life; to live a life

転送

てんそう

forward; transfer; transmission

見送り

みおくり

seeing off; postponement; deferral

送信

そうしん

transmission; sending

送り届ける

おくりとどける

to deliver; to see someone home

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