捧 – lift up, give, offer

11 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2286 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 捧 means lift up, give, offer, consecrate, sacrifice, dedicate. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ホウ (hou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ささ.げる (sasageru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ホウ	hou
Kun’yomi	ささ.げる	sasageru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: ｜・一・人・大・二・扎.

Words using 捧

捧げるささげるto lift up

Example sentences

彼は平和のために一生を捧げた。

He dedicated his life to peace.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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