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贈

贈 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. おくる、つかわす、やる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「貝」+音符「曾」。「おくる」を意味する漢語｛贈｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ゾウJHS
  • ソウJHS
Kun (native)
  • おく(る)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音zeng4
  • 한글jeung
  • Hán-ViệtTặng

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
貝(かい)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+8D08

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰貝曾

Words using this kanji

  • 贈るおくるto give (as a gift), to present, to confer, to bestow
  • 贈賄ぞうわい権限のある公務員に賄賂を贈ること。giving a bribe, bribery
  • 贈呈ぞうてい人に物を贈ること。presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
  • 贈り物おくりものpresent, gift
  • 贈与ぞうよ人に金品を贈り与えること。 当事者の一方が財産を無償で相手方に与える意思表示を行い、相手方が受諾をすることによって効力が生じる契約。（民法549条）donation, presentation
  • 贈答ぞうとう贈り物を送ったり返礼すること。exchange of presents
  • 贈り主おくりぬしsender (of a present)
  • 贈収賄ぞうしゅうわい賄賂を贈ることと受け取ること。贈賄と収賄。bribery, corruption
  • 贈位ぞういconferral of a posthumous rank
  • 贈号ぞうごう謚号を贈ること。posthumous name
  • 贈与者ぞうよしゃ財産を贈与した者。donor
  • 贈与税ぞうよぜい生きている人からの贈与により移転する財産に対して課される租税。gift tax, donation tax
  • 贈り名おくりなposthumous name, posthumous title
  • 贈呈本ぞうていぼんcomplimentary copy (of a book)
  • 贈呈式ぞうていしきpresentation ceremony
  • 贈呈者ぞうていしゃdonor, presentator
  • 贈呈品ぞうていひんpresent, gift
  • 贈答品ぞうとうひん歳暮などの年中行事や祝い事などで贈られる物品。gift, present
  • 贈賄罪ぞうわいざいcrime of bribery
  • 贈り号おくりごうposthumous Buddhist name

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-11
Four Corner
6886.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7b11.2
Heisig
542
Nelson
4525