# 贈 give

貝 (shellfish/money) + 曽 (gain) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

ZOU |

## Mnemonic

| ZOrro gained money from robbing the rich, and gave that money to the poor.

## Kunyomi

おく*る | give a present, or present someone with something rad (a scholarship, a knighthood). This is actually more similar to あげます, but I think it's a little more formal. F ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

贈り物(おくりもの) | a present ★★☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 贈 (give) + 物 (animal / thing) = 贈り物 (a present)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
贈 | give | MONEY | 貝
増 | increase | EARTH | 土
憎 | detest | HEART | 心
慣 | adapt | not HORNY |
僧 | buddhist monk | PERSON | 人

You give MONEY away.

The EARTH'S temperature increases.

You detest me with all your HEART.

I adapt to it because I'm NOT HORNY for you anyway.

A monk is a PERSON.

## Synonyms

send 送る 贈る