How to say "dedicate" in Japanese

• 供えるそなえるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe common, everyday choice: to offer or dedicate something by setting it out before a deity, an altar, or a grave, as with food or flowers placed at a shrine or graveside.
  お墓はかには供花きょうかが供そなえられていた。↗

  An offering of flowers had been placed at the grave.
• デディケート
  suru verbA direct loanword, used as in English to dedicate a work, song, or victory to someone. A less common option, and seldom the word for religious or memorial offerings.
• 奉ずるほうずる
  ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verbTo present or dedicate something to a deity or a superior with an air of reverence; it suits solemn, ceremonial dedication rather than casual use.
• 手向けるたむける
  ichidan verb, transitive verbTo offer or present something to a god or the deceased, typically flowers laid at a grave; directing the offering toward its recipient gives a respectful, ceremonial nuance.
• 献ずるけんずる
  ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verbTo present, offer, or dedicate something respectfully, as to a deity or an honored person; suited to solemnly dedicating a gift or offering.

Use 「供える」, the common choice, to offer or dedicate something to a deity, a grave, or the dead; 「奉ずる」, 「献ずる」, and 「手向ける」 are less common, reverent near-synonyms; 「デディケート」 is a loanword for dedicating a work or achievement to someone.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 供えるそなえるto offer
• デディケートto dedicate
• 奉ずるほうずるto present
• 手向けるたむけるto offer (e.g. flowers at a grave)
• 献ずるけんずるto present
• 奉じるほうじるto present
• 献じるけんじるto present
• 捧げるささげるto devote
• 捧ぐささぐto devote
• 収めるおさめるto offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)