捧げる
ささげる
Also written 献げる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level
- to give; to offer; to consecrate
- to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate
Kanji
- 捧 lift up; give; offer. Read as ささげる.
Example sentences
- 我々は全員ひざまずいて祈りを捧げた。
We all knelt down to pray. - この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。
This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country. - 市はその将軍に敬意を表して記念碑を捧げた。
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general. - 私は人生を教育に捧げたい。
I want to devote my life to education. - 全員、死者にしばし黙とうを捧げた。
The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.
Common phrases
- 祈りを捧げる (いのりをささげる) to pray
- 黙祷を捧げる
- 生涯を捧げる
- 神に捧げる
- 人生を捧げる
- 身を捧げる (みをささげる) to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause, goal, etc.)
- 全てを捧げる
- 生贄を捧げる
- 命を捧げる (いのちをささげる) to give one's life (e.g. in battle)
- 感謝を捧げる
- 一生を捧げる
- 玉串を捧げる
- 青春を捧げる
- 犠牲者に捧げる
- 誠を捧げる
Words containing 捧げる
- 捧げ物 (ささげもの) offering
- 捧げ持つ (ささげもつ) to hold (something) reverently with both hands
- 捧げ銃 (ささげつつ) present arms! (military salute command)
And 3 more.