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贈る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	贈おくる	贈おくらない
Polite	贈おくります	贈おくりません
Past polite	贈おくりました	贈おくりませんでした
Past	贈おくった	贈おくらなかった
Te-form	贈おくって	贈おくらないで
Desire	贈おくりたい	贈おくりたくない
Potential	贈おくれる	贈おくれない
Passive	贈おくられる	贈おくられない
Causative	贈おくらせる	贈おくらせない
Causative passive	贈おくらせられるalso 贈おくらされる	贈おくらせられないalso 贈おくらされない
Volitional	贈おくろう
Polite volitional	贈おくりましょう
Imperative	贈おくれ	贈おくるな
Conditional	贈おくれば	贈おくらなければ
Tara conditional	贈おくったら	贈おくらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

give (as a gift); present

Used for giving tangible gifts or presents to someone, often on special occasions.

母ははの日ひにカーネーションを贈おくった。
I gave my mother carnations for Mother's Day.
友とも達だちに誕たん生じょう日びプレゼントを贈おくるつもりです。
I plan to give my friend a birthday present.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

confer; bestow; award

Used for formal or official giving, such as awards, honors, titles, or medals.

彼かれはノーベル平へい和わ賞しょうを贈おくられた。
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
市し長ちょうが功こう労ろう者しゃに感かん謝しゃ状じょうを贈おくった。
The mayor presented a letter of appreciation to the distinguished citizen.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を贈おくるto give someone a gift
誕たん生じょう日びに友ゆう人じんに指ゆび輪わを贈おくった。
I gave my friend a ring for their birthday.
〈人ひと〉に賞しょうを贈おくるto award someone a prize
その研けん究きゅう者しゃに功こう労ろう賞しょうを贈おくった。
They awarded that researcher a distinguished service prize.
〈人ひと〉に記き念ねん品ひんを贈おくるto present someone with a commemorative gift
退たい職しょくする社しゃ員いんに記き念ねん品ひんを贈おくった。
We presented the retiring employee with a commemorative gift.
〈人ひと〉に言こと葉ばを贈おくるto offer someone words (of encouragement, farewell, etc.)
卒そつ業ぎょうする後こう輩はいに励はげましの言こと葉ばを贈おくった。
I offered some words of encouragement to my graduating junior.

Expressions

花はなを贈おくるgive flowers as a gift
賛さん辞じを贈おくるoffer a tribute; pay a compliment; praise

Kanji

贈presents, send, give to

Related words· 6

上あげるN5sense 1
あげる is the plain, everyday verb for giving anything, while 贈る is reserved for giving something as a gift or formal presentation.
プレゼントN4sense 1
プレゼントする is a casual loanword limited to giving presents, whereas 贈る also covers formal bestowals like awards and titles.
授さずけるN1sense 2
授ける stresses a superior granting something valuable (knowledge, skill, title) to a subordinate, while 贈る is neutral about the social relationship.
贈ぞう呈てい sense 1
贈呈する is a stiffer, more ceremonial word for presenting a gift or award, used in formal announcements where 贈る sounds slightly less official.

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進しん呈ていN1
贈る is the everyday, general verb for giving or sending a gift, whereas 進呈 is a formal, noun-based expression used as 進呈する in business or promotional contexts.
差さし上あげるN4
贈る is a neutral word for presenting a gift, while 差し上げる adds humility, marking the recipient as socially superior to the speaker.

Opposites

もらうN5sense 1
贈る means to give something to someone, while もらう means to receive something from someone, marking the opposite direction of the exchange.

Politeness

差さし上あげるhumble 謙譲語N4sense 1
差し上げる is the humble form used when giving something to a social superior, while 贈る is the neutral verb for gift-giving without that politeness marking.

Don't confuse with

送おくるN5sense 1
送る (same reading) means to send something or someone off, whereas 贈る specifically means to give as a gift or formal award.

Word family

贈おくり物ものN4
present; gift
贈おくり主ぬし
sender of a gift; gift giver
贈おくり号ごう
posthumous Buddhist name
贈おくり名な
posthumous name; posthumous title

Written forms

贈おくるUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for giving gifts, awards, or bestowing.
おくるUsage7%

Etymology

The kanji 贈 combines 貝 (shell, money) and 曾 (formerly, increase), suggesting the act of giving valuables. The verb おくる is native Japanese and has been associated with this kanji for gift-giving and conferring.