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捧げる

ささげる

to devote, to offer

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Examples

  1. 研究に一生を捧げた。

    けんきゅうにいっしょうをささげた。

    He devoted his life to research.

  2. 墓前に花を捧げる。

    ぼぜんにはなをささげる。

    Flowers are laid before the grave.

  3. この本を亡き母に捧げます。

    このほんをなきははにささげます。

    I dedicate this book to my late mother.

Common patterns

一生を捧げる
to devote one's whole life
花を捧げる
to lay flowers in offering
祈りを捧げる
to offer up a prayer

Memory tip

The picture is offering something up with both hands raised: flowers at a grave, a prayer, a whole life given to a cause. It is far too solemn for ordinary giving, where あげる or 渡す belong.

Kanji in this word

  • 捧Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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