献

献 U+732E, 献 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-732E ← 猭 [U+732D] CJK Unified Ideographs 猯 → [U+732F]

See also: 獻

Translingual

Shinjitai	献
Simplified	献
Traditional	獻

Etymology

Simplified from 獻 (鬳 → 南). Current form 南 + 犬.

Han character

献 (radical 94 犬+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十月戈大 (JBIK), composition ⿰南犬)

References

• KangXi: page 715, character 4
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20539
• Dae Jaweon: page 1127, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1355, character 2
• Unihan data for U+732E

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 献 – see 獻. (This character, 献, is the simplified form of 獻.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

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Japanese

shinjitai	献
kyūjitai	獻

Kanji

献

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 獻)

1. offer, present
2. show, display

Readings

• Goon: こん (kon)
• Kan’on: けん (ken)
• Kun: たてまつる (tatematsuru)

Compounds

Derived terms

• 献血 (けんけつ) (kenketsu): blood donation
• 献金 (けんきん) (kenkin): donation, contribution
• 献立 (こんだて) (kondate): menu, program, schedule
• 献策 (けんさく) (kensaku): suggestion, proposal