I Love Kanji捧げる (sasageru)
捧げる (ささげる, sasageru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to lift up; to hold up”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ささげる
- Romaji
- sasageru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level · ichidan verb, transitive
- to give; to offer; to consecrate · ichidan verb, transitive
- to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 捧げる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 捧げる | ささげる sasageru |
| Polite (~masu) | 捧げます | ささげます sasagemasu |
| Negative | 捧げない | ささげない sasagenai |
| Polite negative | 捧げません | ささげません sasagemasen |
| Past | 捧げた | ささげた sasageta |
| Polite past | 捧げました | ささげました sasagemashita |
| Negative past | 捧げなかった | ささげなかった sasagenakatta |
| Te-form | 捧げて | ささげて sasagete |
| Potential | 捧げられる | ささげられる sasagerareru |
| Passive | 捧げられる | ささげられる sasagerareru |
| Causative | 捧げさせる | ささげさせる sasagesaseru |
| Volitional | 捧げよう | ささげよう sasageyou |
| Imperative | 捧げろ | ささげろ sasagero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 捧げれば | ささげれば sasagereba |
Kanji in 捧げる
Source: JMdict entry 1516430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.