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ささげる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
  • to give, to offer, to consecrate
  • to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょかみいのりをささげた

She offered a prayer to God.

かれ生涯しょうがい音楽おんがくささげること決意けついした。

He resolved to dedicate his entire life to music.

その兵士へいしたちはくにのためにいのちささげた英雄えいゆうだ。

Those soldiers are heroes who sacrificed their lives for their country.

研究者けんきゅうしゃ何十年なんじゅうねんもの歳月さいげつをその研究けんきゅうささげてきた

The researcher has devoted decades of their life to that research.

みずからの才能さいのう社会しゃかいのためにささげることこそが、しん使命しめいであると彼女かのじょしんじていた。

She believed that dedicating one's own talents to society was her true calling.