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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

637 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: offering, counter for drinks, present, offer

Kunyomi: たてまつ.る

Onyomi: ケン, コン

Composition: 南 犬

献

Radical

Radical: 犬

Meaning: dog

Reading: いぬ

Frequency: 444

Alternative forms:

犭(alt radical position hen)

犬

Examples

Onyomi Examples

献金 (ケンキン) donation, contribution, offering

献花 (ケンカ) flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers

社会貢献 (シャカイコウケン) contribution to society

国際貢献 (コクサイコウケン) international contribution, contributing to the wider world

献立 (コンダテ) menu, bill of fare, program, programme, schedule

献立表 (コンダテヒョウ) menu, list of meals (e.g. for the week)

九献 (クコン) three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups, sake (secret language of court ladies), rice wine

一献 (イッコン) one cup (of sake), (going out for, treating someone to) a drink, small drinking party

Kunyomi Examples

奉る (たてまつる) to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully

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