I Love Kanji贈る (okuru)
贈る (おくる, okuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to give (as a gift); to present”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おくる
- Romaji
- okuru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to give (as a gift); to present · godan verb, transitive
- to confer; to bestow; to award · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 贈る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 贈る | おくる okuru |
| Polite (~masu) | 贈ります | おくります okurimasu |
| Negative | 贈らない | おくらない okuranai |
| Polite negative | 贈りません | おくりません okurimasen |
| Past | 贈った | おくった okutta |
| Polite past | 贈りました | おくりました okurimashita |
| Negative past | 贈らなかった | おくらなかった okuranakatta |
| Te-form | 贈って | おくって okutte |
| Potential | 贈れる | おくれる okureru |
| Passive | 贈られる | おくられる okurareru |
| Causative | 贈らせる | おくらせる okuraseru |
| Volitional | 贈ろう | おくろう okurou |
| Imperative | 贈れ | おくれ okure |
| Conditional (~ba) | 贈れば | おくれば okureba |
Kanji in 贈る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 贈る.
Source: JMdict entry 1403550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.