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贈

Presents
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingゾウ、ソウ
Kun readingおく.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 38

Verbs with «贈»

贈る

Meanings

  1. presentsRtK
  2. award to
  3. confer on
  4. give to
  5. presenting something
  6. send
  1. to give (as a gift)
  2. to present
  3. to confer
  4. to bestow
  5. to award

Popular Usage

贈り物贈る寄贈

Radicals and components

Radical貝shell
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · increase · formerly · horns · rice field (田) · brains · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 542

Compound words

贈り物おくりもの
present; gift
贈るおくる
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
寄贈きぞう
donation; presentation; gift
贈呈ぞうてい
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
贈答ぞうとう
exchange of presents
贈与ぞうよ
donation; presentation
贈賄ぞうわい
giving a bribe; bribery
贈り主おくりぬし
sender (of a present)
贈収賄ぞうしゅうわい
bribery; corruption
遺贈いぞう
bequest
贈位ぞうい
conferral of a posthumous rank
贈主おくりぬし
sender (of a present)
追贈ついぞう
conferring court rank posthumously
寄贈者きぞうしゃ
donor
贈呈本ぞうていぼん
complimentary copy of a book
贈与者ぞうよしゃ
donor
贈賄罪ぞうわいざい
crime of bribery
位記追贈いきついぞう
conferment of posthumous rank

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に素敵な贈り物をした。
He gave her a nice present.tatoeba
彼は彼女に昨晩婚約指輪を贈った。
He gave her an engagement ring last night.tatoeba
彼は彼女から贈り物を受け取った。
He accepted her gift.tatoeba
彼は彼女の贈り物を受け取った。
He accepted her gift.tatoeba
大津皇子、石川郎女に贈る御歌一首
A poem for Ishikawa no Iratsume by Prince Otsuwiki
なお、官職を贈る場合は贈官という。
Furthermore, when a government post is conferred, it is referred to as "zokan."wiki

Stroke Order

18 strokes

To give a gift. Money 貝 (shell) + 曽 (to add) — adding something of value to someone else's.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 贈

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