Polite term for an offering made to a deity, Buddha, or the deceased, typically food, flowers, or incense placed at an altar or grave.
I place an offering on the Buddhist altar.
I offered flowers at the grave.
Standard polite spelling with honorific prefix お.
Kanji spelling for お; more formal or traditional, but less common in everyday writing.
Polite form of 供え (sonae, 'offering'), from the verb 供える (sonaeru, 'to offer'). The prefix お adds politeness.