贈る (おくる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

贈る (おくる) means to give / to send / to award.

See example sentences below.

贈る at a glance

贈る

おくるokuru

N3verb

to give / to send / to award

贈るおくるokuruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to give / to send / to award

Example 1

友だちにプレゼントを贈った。

Translation

I gave a present to my friend.

Example 2

先生に感謝の言葉を贈る。

Translation

I send words of thanks to the teacher.