寄付・寄附|きふkifu[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Which spelling to use
寄付寄付 is the most common written form and the recommended default for beginners. Use it as your usual choice when writing this word.
寄附寄附 is a less common kanji-only written variant of 寄付. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 寄付 instead.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontribution; donation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 寄付する（きふする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 寄付します（きふします） |
| Negative (nai) | 寄付しない（きふしない） |
| polite (masen) | 寄付しません（きふしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 寄付せず・寄付せぬ（きふせず・きふせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 寄付した（きふした） |
| polite (mashita) | 寄付しました（きふしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 寄付しなかった（きふしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 寄付しませんでした（きふしませんでした） |
| Te form | 寄付して（きふして） |
| Potential | 寄付できる（きふできる） |
| Passive | 寄付される（きふされる） |
| Causative | 寄付させる（きふさせる） |
| Causative passive | 寄付させられる（きふさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 寄付すれば（きふすれば） |
| tara | 寄付したら（きふしたら） |
| Volitional | 寄付しよう（きふしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 寄付しましょう（きふしましょう） |
| Imperative | 寄付しろ（きふしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym献金けんきんWrittenWritten word, mostly for money given to political parties or politicians, as in 「政治献金」; can also refer to church offerings.
- Synonym拠出きょしゅつWrittenWritten word for putting up money for a set purpose, as in 「年金の拠出金」; used mainly in institutional contexts, between organizations.
- SynonymカンパCasualColloquial word for collecting donations or a fundraising drive, as in 「活動資金をカンパする」; has a grassroots, spontaneous feel.
- Synonym寄贈きぞうWrittenWritten word for presenting objects to an institution or individual, as in 「図書館に本を寄贈する」; 「寄付」 usually means giving money.
- Synonym寄金ききんWrittenWritten and little used: money donated, or the act of donating it; 「寄付金」 is the usual word.
- Synonym浄財じょうざいWrittenWritten word for money given to a temple or charity, stressing that the money is pure; mostly used in religious settings.
- Synonym施すほどこすNeutralNeutral verb: to give alms, but also to carry out or apply something, as in 「治療を施す」; its range is much broader than 「寄付」.
- Synonym拠金きょきんWrittenWritten word for pooling money for a public cause, stressing that several people share the cost; 「寄付」 can be a gift from one person.
- Synonym寄進きしんWrittenWritten word used only for donating money or goods to temples and shrines, as in 「灯籠を寄進する」.
- Synonym義捐ぎえんWrittenWritten word for charitable or public-interest giving, not limited to disaster relief, as in 「義捐金」; in everyday speech, say 「寄付」.
- Synonym出捐しゅつえんWrittenWritten word for giving money or goods; in law, also reducing one's own assets to benefit another. Rare — say 「寄付」 in daily life.
- Synonym寄付金きふきんNeutralThe donated money itself, a concrete sum; 「寄付」 is the act of giving.
- Synonym喜捨きしゃWrittenWritten word for voluntarily giving alms to temples and shrines or to the poor; has a religious coloring.
- Synonym献納けんのうWrittenSolemn written word for presenting items to a shrine or the state; the recipient is typically a deity or the imperial court.
- Synonym奉加ほうがWrittenWritten word for joining in donations toward building a temple, as in 「奉加帳」; hardly used today.
- Synonym義金ぎきんWrittenWritten word for money given to charity or a public cause; rare today — say 「義援金」 or 「寄付金」.
- Related恵むめぐむNeutralNeutral verb: to give money or goods out of pity, as in 「お金を恵む」; it can sound condescending toward the receiver.
- Related献じるけんじるWrittenWritten verb for presenting or dedicating something, most often to deities or to one's superiors.
- Related献ずるけんずるWrittenOlder form of 「献じる」, same meaning but with an even more archaic feel.
- Antonym受領じゅりょうWrittenWritten word for formally receiving money or goods, as in 「受領証」; the direction is the reverse of making a 「寄付」.
- Antonym拝受はいじゅFormalFormal, humble way of saying 「受け取る」: to receive something respectfully; the opposite of giving.
Use 「寄付」 for donating money or goods to a public organization or an individual; the money given is 「寄付金」. Give objects with 「寄贈」, give to a temple or shrine with 「寄進」, political donations are 「献金」, and a fundraising drive is 「カンパ」. Rare or specialized written terms include 「義捐金」 for charity and 「浄財」「喜捨」 for religious giving. The everyday verbs 「恵む」 (giving out of pity) and 「施す」 (giving alms, also carrying out) are broader, so 「寄付」 stays the default for donating.
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