奉る (たてまつる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

奉る (たてまつる) means to humbly offer / to respectfully present.

See example sentences below.

奉る at a glance

奉る

たてまつるtatematsuru

N1verb

to humbly offer / to respectfully present

奉るたてまつるtatematsuruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to humbly offer / to respectfully present

Example 1

神に酒を奉る。

Translation

I offer sake to the gods.

Example 2

父に誕生日の花を奉った。

Translation

I respectfully presented flowers to my father for his birthday.