Meaning

Primary

To Give

Alternative

To Raise Up

Word Type

transitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

This is a really humble and polite way to say "to give," probably because you're lowering yourself down and raising the item above your head so far that you have to point at it because if you were touching it you'd be defiling it anyways so, you know, point at it and raise it way up, you little worm on the ground.

Reading

さしあげる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is 差す and 上げる put together, both hopefully words you know okay by now.

Context

Context Sentences

パソコンの動作を速くするのに役立つアプリケーションを無料で差し上げます。

I’ll give you this application that helps make your computer run faster for free.

Kanji Composition