献 – offering, counter for drinks, present

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#637 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 献 means offering, counter for drinks, present, offer. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン、コン (ken, kon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たてまつ.る (tatematsuru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
On’yomi	コン	kon
Kun’yomi	たてまつ.る	tatematsuru

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: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 干・犬・十・并・冂.

Words using 献

貢献こうけんcontribution (furthering a goal or cause)献立こんだてmenu文献ぶんけんliterature

Example sentences

彼は国への貢献を認められてナイト爵位を与えられた。

He was awarded a knighthood in acknowledgement of his services to the nation.

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それほど多くの人々のための料理の献立を考えるのはむずかしい。

It is difficult planning meals for so many people.

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その事実は古い文献のいくつかに見出される。

The facts are buried in a few old books.

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Kanji with the same radical

状独狙犯獲猛犬狭狂獄猫獣猿狩狡

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