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献 — Offering

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary school#637 most used
offering, counter for drinks, present, offer
On’yomiケン (ken)
On’yomiコン (kon)
Kun’yomiたてまつ (tatematsuru)

Stroke order (13 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 献

WordReadingMeaning
献金けんきん
kenkin
donation; contribution; offering
貢献こうけん
kouken
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute
文献ぶんけん
bunken
literature; books (reference); document
献血けんけつ
kenketsu
blood donation
献花けんか
kenka
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
献立こんだて
kondate
menu; bill of fare; program

Study notes

献 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #637 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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