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How to say 'Give' in Japanese | 差し上げる

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The Japanese word for Give is 'Sashiageru', written as 差し上げる in Japanese.'Give' in hiragana is さしあげる.

    word

    差し上げる

    Meaning

    Give

    Reading

    さしあげる

    sashiageru

    Kanji

    差Difference 上Up

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '差し上げる (さしあげる)' is a humble form of the verb 'to give'. It is used when the speaker is giving something to someone of higher status or to show respect. This verb is often used in formal or polite situations. For example: I will give you this book「この本を差し上げます」(このほんをさしあげます). Please accept this gift「この贈り物を差し上げてください」(このおくりものをさしあげてください). Note that '差し上げる' is part of the keigo (敬語) system, specifically kenjougo (謙譲語), which is used to humble oneself or elevate the status of the recipient.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2935

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 差し上げる

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    差

    Meaning

    Difference

  • kanji

    上

    Meaning

    Up

Hiragana in the Word 差し上げる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    し

    Reading

    Shi

  • hiragana

    げ

    Reading

    Ge

  • hiragana

    る

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 差し上げる Through the Kanji 差

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 差 as well.

  • word

    交差点

    Meaning

    Intersection

  • word

    差

    Meaning

    Difference

  • word

    時差

    Meaning

    Timezone, Jetlag

  • word

    差別

    Meaning

    Discrimination

  • word

    差し出す

    Meaning

    Offer

  • word

    差す

    Meaning

    Point, Pour

  • word

    指差す

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    交差

    Meaning

    Crossing

  • word

    日差し

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    物差し

    Meaning

    Ruler

  • word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    差異

    Meaning

    Difference

  • word

    眼差し

    Meaning

    Gaze

  • word

    格差

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    差し込む

    Meaning

    Insert, Pierce

Words Related to 差し上げる Through the Kanji 上

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 上 as well.

  • word

    上

    Meaning

    Top, Above

  • word

    以上

    Meaning

    More than, No more

  • word

    上げる

    Meaning

    Give, Raise

  • word

    上り

    Meaning

    Ascent

  • word

    上着

    Meaning

    Jacket

  • word

    立ち上がる

    Meaning

    Rise up, Standup

  • word

    上る

    Meaning

    Rise, Climb

  • word

    取り上げる

    Meaning

    Take up, Confiscate

  • word

    上昇

    Meaning

    Rise, Ascent

  • word

    上がる

    Meaning

    Enter, Rise

  • word

    上下

    Meaning

    Updown

  • word

    上達

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    向上

    Meaning

    Improvement

  • word

    最上

    Meaning

    Best, Supreme

  • word

    仕上げ

    Meaning

    Finishing

  • word

    仕上げる

    Meaning

    Finish

  • word

    屋上

    Meaning

    Rooftop

  • word

    上手

    Meaning

    Skilled

  • word

    上品

    Meaning

    Elegant

  • word

    上司

    Meaning

    Boss

  • word

    地上

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    打ち上げる

    Meaning

    Celebrate, Launch

  • word

    申し上げる

    Meaning

    Say

  • word

    売り上げ

    Meaning

    Sales

  • word

    上等

    Meaning

    Superior

  • word

    見上げる

    Meaning

    Lookup

  • word

    引き上げる

    Meaning

    Raise, Withdraw

  • word

    出来上がる

    Meaning

    Complete

  • word

    上記

    Meaning

    Above

  • word

    起き上がる

    Meaning

    Getup

  • word

    作り上げる

    Meaning

    Complete, Fabricate

  • word

    上旬

    Meaning

    First ten days of the month

  • word

    海上

    Meaning

    Sea

  • word

    出来上がり

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    目上

    Meaning

    Superior

  • word

    上陸

    Meaning

    Landing

  • word

    値上がり

    Meaning

    Price increase

  • word

    値上げ

    Meaning

    Price hike

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    途上

    Meaning

    Way

  • word

    持ち上げる

    Meaning

    Lift

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    盛り上がる

    Meaning

    Excite

  • word

    上流

    Meaning

    Upper class, Upstream

  • word

    飛び上がる

    Meaning

    Jump

  • word

    浮かび上がる

    Meaning

    Surface, Emerge

  • word

    上位

    Meaning

    Higher rank, Superior position

  • word

    陸上

    Meaning

    Land

  • word

    計上

    Meaning

    Inclusion

  • word

    上場

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    上級

    Meaning

    Advanced

  • word

    盛り上げる

    Meaning

    Boost

  • word

    頂上

    Meaning

    Summit

  • word

    召し上がる

    Meaning

    Eat, Drink

Learn the Word 差し上げる

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What does 'Sashiageru' (差し上げる) mean?

'Sashiageru' means 'Give' .

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