Kanji N1

献: offering, counter for drinks, present

献 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning offering, counter for drinks, present, written with 13 strokes. It is read ケン, コン (on) and たてまつる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 貢献 (こうけん, contribution) and 文献 (ぶんけん, literature).

献

Meanings

  • offering
  • counter for drinks
  • present
  • offer
Strokes13
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#637 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ケン
  • コン

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

Kun reading
  • たてまつる

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

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Common words with 献

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

  • 貢献こうけん

    contribution (furthering a goal or cause)

    JLPT N3
  • 文献ぶんけん

    literature; books (reference); document

    JLPT N2
  • 献立こんだて

    menu; bill of fare

    JLPT N2
  • 献金けんきん

    donation; contribution; offering

  • 献血けんけつ

    blood donation

  • 献花けんか

    flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

  • 献上けんじょう

    presenting (to)

  • 献身けんしん

    devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

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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.