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呈上 (ていじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
presenting ; giving ; offering
honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)
Honorific term used when respectfully presenting something to a superior or customer. Often used in business or formal settings. The reading ていしょう is obsolete.
I presented a sample of the new product to the company president.
Similar words 進しん 呈てい 進呈 is also a respectful way to present something, but it is more commonly used in commercial contexts like giveaways or complimentary items, whereas 呈上 is more formal and often used in direct person-to-person presentations.
贈ぞう 呈てい 贈呈 means to present a gift, often in a ceremonial or public setting. 呈上 emphasizes the act of humbly offering something to a superior, while 贈呈 focuses on the act of giving a gift, not necessarily to a superior.
Etymology Compound of 呈 (to present, to offer) and 上 (up, above), conveying the idea of respectfully offering something upward to a person of higher status.
