Kanji N2

贈: presents, send, give to

贈 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning presents, send, give to, written with 18 strokes. It is read ゾウ, ソウ (on) and おくる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 贈る (おくる, to give) and 贈り物 (おくりもの, present).

贈

Meanings

  • presents
  • send
  • give to
  • award to
  • confer on
  • presenting something
Strokes18
JLPT levelN2
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1001 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ゾウ
  • ソウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • おくる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 18. Start at the dot.

Common words with 贈

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 贈るおくる

    to give (as a gift); to present

    JLPT N3
  • 贈り物おくりもの

    present; gift

    JLPT N4
  • 寄贈きそう

    donation; presentation; gift

    JLPT N1
  • 贈賄ぞうわい

    giving a bribe; bribery

  • 贈呈ぞうてい

    presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)

  • 贈与ぞうよ

    donation; presentation

  • 贈答ぞうとう

    exchange of presents

  • 贈り主おくりぬし

    sender (of a present)

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.