Quick answer
贈 is the kanji for "Give". A common reading is おく.る (okuru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Give
Also : Send · Presents · Offer · Award · Confer
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
18 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 贈 represents 'PRESENTS'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of presents.
On-reading: ぞう — remember this sound by associating it with presents. Kun-reading: おく.る.
Example Sentences
誕生日に素敵なプレゼントを贈ると、相手の笑顔が見られます。
たんじょうびにすてきなぷれぜんとをおくると、あいてのえがおがみられます。
When you give a wonderful gift on a birthday, you can see the other person's smile.
定年退職の記念に、同僚たちから花束を贈られました。
ていねんたいしょくのきねんに、どうりょうたちからはなたばをおくられました。
As a commemoration of retirement, I was presented with a bouquet from my colleagues.
Vocabulary using 贈
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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