ささ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to lift up; to hold up; to hold above eye level
2. to give; to offer; to consecrate
3. to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate
Kanji used
dedicate with both hands
Pitch accent
さげる
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
Examples (11 in total)
He devoted his life to his company.
I want to devote my life to education.
Tom has devoted his life to the anti-nuclear-energy movement.
Her father devoted his life to science.
I'd like to dedicate this next song to the bride and groom.
I'm not rich but have so much to offer.
He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly.
The city dedicated a monument in honor of the general.
He dedicated his whole life to helping poor people.
He dedicated himself to biology studies for almost ten years.