献

Meaning

献 centers on formally giving something to a higher person or cause: presenting an offering, dedicating a gift, or serving a drink. The counter-for-drinks sense is a specific application of offering a drink to someone.

• 貢献こうけん
  N3

  contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

• 文献ぶんけん
  N2

  literature; books (reference); document

• 献身けんしん

  devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice

• 献血けんけつ
  N1

  blood donation

• 献金けんきん

  donation; contribution; offering

• 献上けんじょう

  presenting (to)

• 献立こんだて
  N2

  menu; bill of fare

• 献花けんか

  flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

• 献体けんたい

  body donation

• 奉献ほうけん

  dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)

• 献本けんぽん

  complimentary copy of a book

• 一献いっこん

  one cup (of sake)

• 献呈けんてい

  presentation; dedication

• 献身的けんしんてき

  devoted; self-sacrificing

• 参考文献さんこうぶんけん
  N2

  works cited; references

• ヤミ献金ヤミけんきん

  illegal donation; secret contribution

• 一次文献いちじぶんけん

  primary document

• 三献さんこん

  three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

• 九献くこん

  three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

• 二次文献にじぶんけん

  secondary document

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