寄贈|きぞうkizou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbdonation; presentation; gift
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 寄贈する(きぞうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 寄贈します(きぞうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 寄贈しない(きぞうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 寄贈しません(きぞうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 寄贈せず・寄贈せぬ(きぞうせず・きぞうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 寄贈した(きぞうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 寄贈しました(きぞうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 寄贈しなかった(きぞうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 寄贈しませんでした(きぞうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 寄贈して(きぞうして) |
| Potential | 寄贈できる(きぞうできる) |
| Passive | 寄贈される(きぞうされる) |
| Causative | 寄贈させる(きぞうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 寄贈させられる(きぞうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 寄贈すれば(きぞうすれば) |
| tara | 寄贈したら(きぞうしたら) |
| Volitional | 寄贈しよう(きぞうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 寄贈しましょう(きぞうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 寄贈しろ(きぞうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym寄付きふNeutralNot a true antonym — both are words for giving; 「寄付」 usually means money or goods donated, while 「寄贈」 stresses giving items to institutions.
- Synonym献金けんきんWrittenA written noun for money donated to a cause, often political donations; it concerns cash only, not the item-giving of 「寄贈」.
- Synonym拠出きょしゅつWrittenAn administrative written term for putting up money, as in 「基金に拠出」; it covers cash contributions rather than donating items.
- SynonymカンパCasualA colloquial loanword for fundraising collections from the general public; 「寄贈」 is a one-way gift of items to an institution.
- Synonym贈呈ぞうていFormalA formal noun for solemnly presenting or awarding something, as in 「記念品贈呈」; more ceremonious in tone than 「寄贈」, the usual word for giving items to institutions.
- Synonym贈与ぞうよWrittenA written, legal-flavoured noun for transferring property as a gift, as in 「贈与税」; 「寄贈」 covers donating items to institutions.
- Synonym寄金ききんWrittenA rare written noun for money donated; in everyday speech 「寄付」 is the normal choice, and 「寄贈」 stresses items over cash.
- Synonym進呈しんていFormalA formal noun for presenting something, often with a commercial flavour, as in 「粗品進呈」; 「寄贈」 is the plainer word for donating items to institutions.
- SynonymプレゼントNeutralA common loanword for gifts and gift-giving, to individuals or institutions alike; it is casual and less solemn than 「寄贈」.
- Synonym施すほどこすWrittenA written verb for bestowing favours or alms, as in 「恩恵を施す」; it stresses giving benefits, while 「寄贈」 is donating items.
- Synonym贈るおくるNeutralThe everyday verb for giving presents, not limited to institutions; 「寄贈」 is the specific term for donating items to schools, libraries etc.
- Synonym寄進きしんWrittenA written term for donating money or goods to temples and shrines, with a religious flavour; 「寄贈」 targets schools, libraries and the like.
- Synonym出捐しゅつえんWrittenA rare, legal-flavoured written term for contributing money or goods; 「寄贈」 is the ordinary word for giving items to an institution.
- Synonym義捐ぎえんWrittenA written noun for charitable or disaster-relief donations, as in 「義援金」; 「寄贈」 is general giving of items, not tied to charity appeals.
- Synonym喜捨きしゃWrittenA written term for almsgiving with a religious colour, giving to monks or the poor; 「寄贈」 is plain donating of items to institutions.
- Synonym献納けんのうWrittenA written noun for offering something to a shrine or the state, as in 「献納品」; 「寄贈」 is ordinary donating to schools, libraries etc.
- Synonym奉加ほうがWrittenAn old-fashioned written term for joining in donations, mostly for temples and shrines; 「寄贈」 is the modern, neutral way to say it.
- Synonym恵与けいよFormalA rare formal honorific for bestowing something as a favour; 「寄贈」 is a plain, neutral word for donating items to institutions.
- Synonym献じるけんじるWrittenA written verb for solemnly offering to gods, respected elders, or bodies like the state and temples; 「寄贈」 is a plainer noun or suru verb.
- Synonym献ずるけんずるWrittenA literary variant of 「献じる」 meaning to offer; rarely used in modern Japanese, while 「寄贈」 is current in both speech and writing.
- Synonym恵投けいとうFormalA rare formal honorific for a gift sent to you, as in 「ご恵投いただく」, mostly for books or manuscripts; 「寄贈」 describes the act of donating.
- Related拠金きょきんWrittenA written noun for pooling money from many people for a cause; it stresses raising funds together, while 「寄贈」 is about handing over items.
- Antonym受贈じゅぞうWrittenA written noun for receiving a donation — the opposite side of 「寄贈」, which is about giving items away.
Use 「寄贈」 for donating items to institutions such as schools or libraries, as in 「図書を寄贈する」. For money or goods given outright pick 「寄付」; for a solemn presentation or award 「贈呈」; for gifting property in the legal sense 「贈与」; for everyday gifts 「贈る」. 「受贈」 is the receiving side. The rest are narrower: fundraising (「カンパ」, 「拠金」), temples and shrines (「寄進」, 「奉加」), alms to monks or the poor (「喜捨」), charity (「義捐」), money given for a cause, often political (「献金」), and formal or honorific giving (「進呈」, 「恵与」, 「恵投」, 「献じる」).
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